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 1.4 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 2.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) measure heat (d) spin a wheel
- 3.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) buzzer (b) thermistor (c) potentiometer (d) motor
- 4.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 5.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 6.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 7.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LDR (b) resistor (c) LED (d) motor
- 9.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use daylight to read (d) leave fridge door open
- 10.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 12.What does a capacitor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) senses how bright it is (c) senses how hot it is (d) stores a little charge
- 13.True or false: power is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, orange, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 15.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.True or false: a diode limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 37000 Ω resistor? (a) orange-violet-yellow (b) orange-violet-red (c) orange-violet-orange (d) violet-orange-orange
- 22.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 23.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 24.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 25.True or false: a resistor senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 27.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 30.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 33.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 35.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the widest gap (d) the one nearest an end
- 36.⚡ A 12 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧾 A family uses 120 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹6. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 40.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the flow of water (c) the pipe colour (d) the water pressure
Answer key
- 0.1
- store charge briefly
- potentiometer
- 8
- False
- watt (W)
- 5
- motor
- use daylight to read
- 18
- 4
- stores a little charge
- False
- 5.3
- 0.25
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 120
- False
- orange-violet-orange
- 200
- 2300
- 0.5
- False
- anode (+)
- 3.3
- 2
- energy used each second
- False
- 720
- True
- 200
- V = I × R
- the one nearest an end
- 1
- 720
- 10
- True
- the flow of water
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