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 resistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) has coloured bands (c) beeps for an alarm (d) senses how bright it is
- 2.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 3.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 5.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the tap handle (c) the water tank lid (d) the pipe colour
- 6.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) use old filament bulbs
- 7.🧾 A family uses 40 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 8.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) less than either one
- 9.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.⚡ A 0.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) leave the TV on standby (d) close the fridge quickly
- 12.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 14.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) the push of a cell (c) power (d) the flow of charge
- 15.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 16.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) make light (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
- 17.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.📏 How many watts (W) is 4 kW?
- 19.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.7 kW?
- 21.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a capacitor (c) a resistor (d) a buzzer
- 22.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes a beeping sound (c) limits the current (d) glows using little power
- 23.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 27.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 5100 Ω resistor? (a) green-brown-red (b) brown-green-red (c) green-brown-orange (d) green-brown-brown
- 29.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 30.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 33.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 58 Ω resistor? (a) green-grey-brown (b) blue-grey-black (c) grey-green-black (d) green-grey-black
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, orange, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 38.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 39.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 40.💡 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?
Answer key
- has coloured bands
- P = V × I
- 12
- 9
- the water pressure
- use daylight to read
- 320
- less than either one
- 10
- 0.1
- leave the TV on standby
- False
- 5 %
- power
- 41
- store charge briefly
- 970
- 4000
- 235
- 2700
- a buzzer
- limits the current
- True
- True
- 20
- ohm (Ω)
- 0.5
- green-brown-red
- 2.5
- 0.2
- 120
- bigger
- True
- 15
- True
- green-grey-black
- 9.3
- the one nearest an end
- ampere (A)
- 100
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