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 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 3.🧾 A family uses 30 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 4.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a motor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 6.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no 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
- 7.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 20 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3600 Ω resistor? (a) orange-blue-red (b) orange-blue-orange (c) blue-orange-red (d) orange-blue-brown
- 12.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 15.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 16.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 17.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 1024 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 18.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) fuse (b) diode (c) motor (d) thermistor
- 23.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it does not light (b) it changes colour (c) it makes a sound (d) it lights brighter
- 25.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 A 0.2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 31.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 32.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) bigger (c) zero (d) smaller
- 35.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 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.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 38.💡 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?
- 39.True or false: an LDR stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
Answer key
- 265
- ohm (Ω)
- 150
- False
- False
- may burn out
- 18
- 2000
- 10
- 400
- orange-blue-red
- 12.5
- True
- P = V × I
- 1
- 1
- 1000
- 16
- 10
- 1
- 12
- motor
- True
- it does not light
- 330
- 0.1
- True
- 5 %
- 78
- 520
- 6
- 7.5
- 10
- bigger
- 0.4
- the one nearest an end
- ammeter
- 400
- False
- a buzzer
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