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.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 50 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🧮 A 50 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 6.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 7.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1270 mA? =
- 8.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 10.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 11.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 12.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.True or false: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 16.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
- 17.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 18.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a motor (c) a resistor (d) a fuse
- 20.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 22.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) an oil lamp (c) an LED lamp (d) a filament bulb
- 23.🧮 A 5 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 27.⚡ A 0.6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 5 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %
- 29.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I × R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I + R
- 30.What does a potentiometer do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) beeps for an alarm (c) makes things spin (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 31.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧾 A family uses 30 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 33.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 30000 Ω resistor? (a) orange-black-red (b) orange-black-yellow (c) yellow-orange-orange (d) orange-black-orange
- 36.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 39.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 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
Answer key
- 25
- 50
- 170
- 150
- energy used each second
- lights up
- 1.27
- 0.15
- gets smaller
- 6
- 15
- 11
- 300
- 25
- False
- 1000
- use daylight to read
- True
- a motor
- 3
- 50
- an LED lamp
- 0.5
- 165
- 1
- 25
- 0.2
- 5 %
- V = I × R
- is a resistance knob
- 4
- 270
- 10
- 2
- orange-black-orange
- 2.2
- False
- 300
- 3
- R = V ÷ I
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