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 resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 2.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) voltage (b) how much a part resists (c) resistance (d) the flow of charge
- 3.🧾 A family uses 70 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) leave fridge door open (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) close the fridge quickly
- 5.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 7.🔺 An 8.25 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 9.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light energy dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) large electric dial
- 10.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 11.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) resistance (b) energy used each second (c) power (d) the push of a cell
- 12.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 220 Ω, 150 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 14.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
- 15.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 16.🧾 A family uses 80 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 17.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4500 Ω resistor? (a) green-yellow-red (b) yellow-green-orange (c) yellow-green-brown (d) yellow-green-red
- 18.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) motor (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) LDR
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 21.What does a thermistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 22.⚡ A 72 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 23.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 24.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2950 W? =
- 25.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
- 26.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 470 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 28.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🧮 Four equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 34.What does a potentiometer do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) lets current go one way (c) is a resistance knob (d) smooths a wobbly supply
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 36.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a capacitor (d) a resistor
- 37.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 38.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 4
- the flow of charge
- 560
- leave fridge door open
- True
- energy used each second
- 25
- volt (V)
- light-emitting diode
- cathode (−)
- resistance
- 862
- wastes electricity
- gets smaller
- store charge briefly
- 560
- yellow-green-red
- buzzer
- 8
- ammeter
- senses how hot it is
- 3
- anode (+)
- 2.95
- 5 %
- 810
- 450
- 115
- 4.2
- 60
- 2.5
- 10
- True
- is a resistance knob
- 6
- a buzzer
- does not light
- 5
- 300
- 0.75
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