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.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a bigger tank
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 100 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 8.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) potentiometer (b) transistor (c) LED (d) thermistor
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 11.🧮 A 330 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)?
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 13.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 16.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 1024 (d) 100
- 18.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 19.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, green, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 22.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 25.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) bigger (c) zero (d) smaller
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) motor (b) LDR (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
- 32.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use LED lamps (d) leave the TV on standby
- 33.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) more than either one
- 34.🧾 A family uses 50 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
Answer key
- a narrow pipe
- I = V ÷ R
- 130
- False
- True
- 170
- saves electricity
- LED
- 4
- 5
- 495
- P = V × I
- 72
- 2
- saves electricity
- 10
- 1000
- 7
- 100
- 15
- 95000
- True
- 0.2
- 520
- bigger
- 0.75
- watt (W)
- 2
- False
- False
- capacitor
- leave the TV on standby
- less than either one
- 250
- 6.6
- ammeter
- 3
- 0.4
- 5
- 460
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