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.🔺 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
- 2.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 3.⚡ A 1.8 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V + I
- 5.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.What does an LED do? (a) lets current go one way (b) is a resistance knob (c) glows using little power (d) makes a beeping sound
- 7.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) the length of a wire
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 10.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) use old filament bulbs
- 11.🔺 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
- 12.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 48 Ω resistor? (a) grey-yellow-black (b) yellow-grey-brown (c) yellow-grey-black (d) green-grey-black
- 13.🧾 A family uses 130 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 14.What does an LDR do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) blows if current is high (c) senses how bright it is (d) makes things spin
- 15.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🔺 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
- 17.🧮 A 1.1 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.What does a motor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) beeps for an alarm (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) stores a little charge
- 19.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 20.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 22.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 23.What does a resistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how hot it is (d) makes things spin
- 24.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to limit the current (b) to change its colour (c) to make it brighter (d) to store charge
- 25.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8200 Ω resistor? (a) grey-red-red (b) grey-red-brown (c) grey-red-orange (d) red-grey-red
- 26.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 27.What does a motor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes things spin (c) makes a beeping sound (d) boosts a small signal
- 28.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 30.What does a potentiometer do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) is a resistance knob (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) stores a little charge
- 31.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use daylight to read (c) unplug idle chargers (d) use old filament bulbs
- 32.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 33.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 34.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) the push of a cell (c) resistance (d) the flow of charge
- 35.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.What does a transistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) boosts a small signal (d) limits the current
- 37.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) LED
- 38.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- R = V ÷ I
- 6
- 0.2
- P = V × I
- 520
- glows using little power
- energy used each second
- 62
- lights up
- use daylight to read
- V = I × R
- yellow-grey-black
- 910
- senses how bright it is
- 400
- I = V ÷ R
- 0.1
- turns a fan or wheels
- does not light
- 0.25
- bigger
- False
- has coloured bands
- to limit the current
- grey-red-red
- 765
- makes things spin
- False
- less than either one
- is a resistance knob
- use old filament bulbs
- saves electricity
- 0.5
- resistance
- 200
- boosts a small signal
- buzzer
- 1
- 1.6
- True
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