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 330 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.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
- 4.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 5.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 220 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.⚡ A 6 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 7.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 8.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 41 Ω resistor? (a) brown-yellow-black (b) yellow-brown-brown (c) green-brown-black (d) yellow-brown-black
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.What does a motor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) stores a little charge (c) senses how bright it is (d) has coloured bands
- 15.🧮 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)?
- 16.🔺 A 4.8 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 17.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 18.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) the flow of charge (c) resistance (d) current
- 21.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 47 Ω, 22 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 25.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) unplug idle chargers (c) close the fridge quickly (d) leave fridge door open
- 27.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 28.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 30.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.What does a diode do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) stores a little charge (c) senses how hot it is (d) lets current go one way
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 34.🧾 A family uses 20 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 37.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 38.💡 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) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 39.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) switch off empty rooms (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 40.True or false: a thermistor lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 495
- 12
- store charge briefly
- 300
- 910
- 0.25
- 5
- 23.5
- True
- 27
- yellow-brown-black
- 0.75
- 253
- turns a fan or wheels
- 520
- 40
- anode (+)
- 4
- 1.2
- resistance
- 157
- 45
- True
- wastes electricity
- 133
- leave fridge door open
- bigger
- 0.5
- watt (W)
- 30
- 1840
- lets current go one way
- V = I × R
- 160
- 10
- P = V × I
- 120
- may burn out
- switch off empty rooms
- False
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