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.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how bright it is (d) makes things spin
- 2.True or false: a capacitor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 180 Ω resistor? (a) brown-grey-black (b) brown-grey-brown (c) brown-grey-red (d) grey-brown-brown
- 6.⚡ A 6 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 7.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.🧮 A 330 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = V × R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 10.🔺 A 4.8 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 11.⚡ A 27 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 13.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 14.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 17.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) voltage (b) current (c) how much a part resists (d) energy used each second
- 18.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 22.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the length of a wire (c) the colour of light (d) energy used each second
- 23.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 25.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.What does a fuse do? (a) has coloured bands (b) senses how bright it is (c) blows if current is high (d) smooths a wobbly supply
- 28.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) leave fridge door open (d) switch off empty rooms
- 30.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 31.🧾 A family uses 20 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 32.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) close the fridge quickly (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave fridge door open
- 33.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) potentiometer (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) diode
- 35.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω, 47 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 37.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- has coloured bands
- False
- 385
- 0.1
- brown-grey-brown
- 0.5
- 9
- 355
- I = V ÷ R
- 40
- 3
- cathode (−)
- a buzzer
- 12
- True
- 5 %
- voltage
- 1.2
- 1000
- 21
- 0.5
- energy used each second
- ammeter
- V = I × R
- 500
- 230
- blows if current is high
- 460
- switch off empty rooms
- 0.6
- 80
- close the fridge quickly
- 0.2
- resistor
- 847
- ohm (Ω)
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 4.5
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