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: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V ÷ R
- 3.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 150 Ω, 10 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, orange, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 8.True or false: a diode is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light-emitting diode (c) light energy dial (d) large electric dial
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 11.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to store charge (c) to limit the current (d) to make it brighter
- 13.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 15.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 16.🧾 A family uses 50 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 17.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes things spin (c) boosts a small signal (d) has coloured bands
- 18.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 20.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) their sum
- 21.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 22.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 20 Ω, 47 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) current (b) energy used each second (c) how much a part resists (d) voltage
- 24.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 26.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 1300 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-orange (b) brown-orange-red (c) brown-orange-brown (d) orange-brown-red
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 29.🧮 A 50 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)?
- 30.True or false: an LED senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a resistor (c) an LED (d) a motor
- 32.🧾 A family uses 180 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 33.🧮 Four equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) use old filament bulbs
- 37.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.What does a motor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) senses how bright it is (c) makes things spin (d) boosts a small signal
- 40.📏 How many watts (W) is 1.1 kW?
Answer key
- True
- I = V ÷ R
- 1.2
- 390
- 360
- 9300
- saves electricity
- False
- light-emitting diode
- V = I × R
- 0.1
- to limit the current
- 6
- gets smaller
- it does not light
- 250
- has coloured bands
- 150
- bigger
- less than either one
- energy used each second
- 309
- current
- 25
- 10
- 51
- brown-orange-red
- 1700
- 550
- False
- a motor
- 1440
- 10
- ampere (A)
- 6
- use LED lamps
- True
- 2.4
- makes things spin
- 1100
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