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.What does a motor do? (a) makes things spin (b) is a resistance knob (c) limits the current (d) boosts a small signal
- 2.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) the size of a cell
- 3.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use daylight to read
- 4.What does a resistor do? (a) limits the current (b) lets current go one way (c) beeps for an alarm (d) senses how bright it is
- 5.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 6.⚡ A 0.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 7.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 8.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) measure heat (c) make light (d) spin a wheel
- 9.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 11.What does a thermistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) glows using little power (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 12.🧮 A 22 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = V × R (d) I = V + R
- 18.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 21.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) zero (d) bigger
- 22.True or false: to leave fridge door open saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) any band (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 25.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 26.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 28.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.🧾 A family uses 40 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) the flow of water (b) a narrow pipe (c) the water pressure (d) a bigger tank
- 32.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 33.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A 16.5 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, violet, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.💡 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?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave the TV on standby (c) close the fridge quickly (d) use LED lamps
- 38.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 39.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) their sum (c) more than either one (d) always zero
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- makes things spin
- energy used each second
- leave the TV on standby
- limits the current
- wastes electricity
- 0.1
- may burn out
- store charge briefly
- 120
- 100
- senses how hot it is
- 257
- 78
- True
- True
- 2
- I = V ÷ R
- True
- 43
- wastes electricity
- bigger
- False
- the one nearest an end
- set the AC to 24 °C
- P = V × I
- 3.3
- 18
- 0.25
- 280
- 0.3
- a narrow pipe
- 5 %
- 500
- 50
- 7.7
- 400
- leave the TV on standby
- 0.1
- less than either one
- 0.8
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