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 current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
- 5.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) leave the TV on standby (c) switch off empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 7.True or false: an LDR makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧮 Three equal 300 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 50 Ω, 33 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 11.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) power (d) how much a part resists
- 14.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water pressure (c) the pipe colour (d) the water tank lid
- 16.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 19.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the widest gap (d) any band
- 20.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) close the fridge quickly (c) unplug idle chargers (d) use LED lamps
- 22.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 25.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 26.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.23 A?
- 27.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) a fuse
- 28.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.What does a transistor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) senses how hot it is (c) boosts a small signal (d) glows using little power
- 30.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 32.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V + I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V × I
- 33.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) more than either one (c) less than either one (d) their sum
- 36.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 37.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- 18
- True
- 40
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 2
- leave the TV on standby
- False
- 100
- 203
- 0.1
- 700
- 12
- voltage
- 1
- the water pressure
- 0.2
- 10
- 0.6
- the one nearest an end
- 6
- leave fridge door open
- 7.5
- 0.2
- 0.375
- bigger
- 2230
- a motor
- 200
- boosts a small signal
- 12
- cathode (−)
- R = V ÷ I
- True
- True
- less than either one
- may burn out
- 1120
- False
- False
- 1.5
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