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 leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 3.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, blue, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 4.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 5.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.True or false: resistance is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 8.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.⚡ A 7.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 12.What does an LED do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) limits the current (c) blows if current is high (d) glows using little power
- 13.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 14.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 15.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 16.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
- 17.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) an LED (c) a motor (d) a resistor
- 18.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) buzzer (c) transistor (d) capacitor
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 21.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) capacitor (b) LED (c) transistor (d) potentiometer
- 22.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 150 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) energy used each second (b) voltage (c) the push of a cell (d) resistance
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, orange, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.True or false: a potentiometer beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) the one nearest an end (d) any band
- 28.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🧾 A family uses 30 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 30.What does a capacitor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) stores a little charge (c) beeps for an alarm (d) makes things spin
- 31.🧮 Five equal 250 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) the pipe colour
- 33.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) smaller (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 35.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 36.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 37.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 39.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 40.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- False
- P = V × I
- 8600
- 0.4
- 2.4
- True
- less than either one
- False
- 10
- 1.5
- False
- glows using little power
- 10
- False
- voltmeter
- gets smaller
- a motor
- True
- capacitor
- energy used each second
- transistor
- 160
- 16
- energy used each second
- 23
- False
- the one nearest an end
- 7.5
- 150
- stores a little charge
- 50
- the flow of water
- 36
- bigger
- cathode (−)
- cathode (−)
- a buzzer
- 1
- I = V ÷ R
- 4.8
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