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: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 6.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.⚡ A 7.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) more than either one (c) their sum (d) always zero
- 11.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 19.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) gets bigger (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 24.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 25.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 26.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 30.🧮 A 10 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 32.🔺 A 4.4 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.🧾 A family uses 40 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 34.🧮 A 2.25 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, violet, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 4.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 16.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- True
- energy used each second
- 115
- 5
- cathode (−)
- True
- 10
- 1.5
- 9
- less than either one
- 20
- 1
- 6
- 0.5
- the one nearest an end
- 2
- 330
- 400
- True
- 20
- gets smaller
- 330
- False
- ohm (Ω)
- store charge briefly
- 130
- False
- 2
- 510
- 15
- 24
- 20
- 320
- 0.25
- 2.5
- 25
- 345
- 5.7
- 120
- 330
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