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 blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 2.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 5.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 6.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 7.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 10.True or false: a diode stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
- 12.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 13.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 14.What does a capacitor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) boosts a small signal (c) blows if current is high (d) is a resistance knob
- 15.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 17.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 18.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 330 Ω, 220 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 volt (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 24.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 26.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 28.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 29.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 31.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a fuse
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 34.What does a buzzer do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) stores a little charge (d) beeps for an alarm
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, grey, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) leave fridge door open (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 38.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 80
- 235
- 1.25
- 1440
- may burn out
- 170
- 4.5
- 3
- lights up
- False
- R = V ÷ I
- I = V ÷ R
- ampere (A)
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 9.4
- 88
- use daylight to read
- True
- 300
- 10
- 1040
- 3
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 1.5
- cathode (−)
- 165
- 240
- store charge briefly
- 25
- gets smaller
- a motor
- 2
- 6
- beeps for an alarm
- 880
- 12
- unplug idle chargers
- 500
- 8.8
- 270
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