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 12 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 2.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 3.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an LED lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) a candle
- 4.True or false: a thermistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🧮 A 330 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 8.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the pipe colour (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 9.⚡ A 9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.⚡ A 0.6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 14.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹6. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 15.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 16.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 18.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1500 W? =
- 19.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) zero
- 20.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1660 mA? =
- 21.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
- 22.🧮 A 7 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 26.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 27.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 28.⚡ A 1.2 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) more than either one (c) less than either one (d) always zero
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 34.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🧮 Three equal 300 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.⚡ A 1.8 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 39.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.21 A?
Answer key
- 3
- ampere (A)
- an LED lamp
- False
- 18
- 350
- 800
- the flow of water
- 1
- voltmeter
- True
- 100
- 0.2
- 1020
- cathode (−)
- 12.5
- 5
- 1.5
- bigger
- 1.66
- R = V ÷ I
- 1
- 5.5
- 0.2
- 400
- 10
- 20
- 0.1
- 4
- less than either one
- 345
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 100
- False
- 0.2
- 0.2
- True
- 2210
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