Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic and the formula: V = I × R, I = V ÷ R, R = V ÷ I, P = V × I, units = W × h ÷ 1000. Change mA to A and kΩ to Ω before using a formula. Check: put your answer back into the formula.
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- 1.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 2.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = I + R
- 4.🧾 A family uses 110 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 5.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🧾 A family uses 150 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 8.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 11.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 220 Ω, 22 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 15.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 17.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.⚡ A 3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 19.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A 60 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the widest gap (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
- 29.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 30.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 31.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) the push of a cell (c) resistance (d) current
- 32.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 33.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 34.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 35.⚡ A 0.6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) resistance (c) how much a part resists (d) energy used each second
- 38.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 39.What does a resistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) glows using little power (c) makes a beeping sound (d) has coloured bands
- 40.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 5 %
- 50
- V = I × R
- 440
- False
- 1
- 750
- 0.5
- cathode (−)
- 6.2
- True
- False
- 342
- cathode (−)
- 2
- anode (+)
- 3
- 1
- True
- 50
- 4
- 3
- 300
- 3
- 400
- 18.8
- True
- the one nearest an end
- lights up
- less than either one
- resistance
- 0.2
- voltmeter
- bigger
- 0.2
- 1.6
- the push of a cell
- wastes electricity
- has coloured bands
- 0.2
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