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.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 3.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 4.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 5.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 6.🔺 A 16.5 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 7.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.🧮 A 22 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V + I
- 10.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) make light (d) store charge briefly
- 12.🧾 A family uses 140 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 10 Ω, 33 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🧮 A 3.75 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V + I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 19.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.True or false: an LED stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 23.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 24.🔺 An 18 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.What does a transistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) boosts a small signal (c) blows if current is high (d) is a resistance knob
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.🧮 A 22 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 29.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 30.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) LED (d) thermistor
- 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, orange, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 32.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 33.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.What does a diode do? (a) makes things spin (b) glows using little power (c) lets current go one way (d) blows if current is high
- 36.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the pipe colour (c) the flow of water (d) the water pressure
- 38.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
- 40.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
Answer key
- False
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- volt (V)
- 5 %
- 20
- 50
- 0.25
- 257
- P = V × I
- 100
- store charge briefly
- 980
- 144
- 3
- 0.25
- 2.5
- 1.2
- R = V ÷ I
- 4
- False
- 500
- ammeter
- 40
- 3
- boosts a small signal
- 920
- 1
- True
- watt (W)
- thermistor
- 230
- watt (W)
- 25
- 15
- lets current go one way
- True
- the flow of water
- 0.6
- 1000
- saves electricity
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