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.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.True or false: energy used each second is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.What does an LDR do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) senses how bright it is (c) makes things spin (d) senses how hot it is
- 9.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the flow of water (c) a bigger tank (d) the water pressure
- 12.What does a capacitor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) senses how hot it is (c) beeps for an alarm (d) stores a little charge
- 13.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, yellow, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 16.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 17.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🧾 A family uses 130 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) potentiometer (b) LED (c) motor (d) transistor
- 21.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) stay the same (c) smaller (d) bigger
- 22.True or false: a resistor senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 24.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4050 W? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 30.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 32.What does a transistor do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) boosts a small signal (c) lets current go one way (d) glows using little power
- 33.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an oil lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) a candle (d) an LED lamp
- 34.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 35.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 36.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the one nearest an end
- 37.True or false: a potentiometer is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave fridge door open (c) switch off empty rooms (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 39.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 40.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
Answer key
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 7500
- 4
- False
- 50
- 220
- 6
- senses how bright it is
- 10
- False
- a narrow pipe
- stores a little charge
- 10
- 94
- I = V ÷ R
- 460
- 10
- 650
- False
- motor
- bigger
- False
- saves electricity
- 170
- 550
- 4.05
- 1.2
- 8
- 0.25
- 10
- 120
- boosts a small signal
- an LED lamp
- watt (W)
- 20
- the one nearest an end
- True
- switch off empty rooms
- P = V × I
- it does not light
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