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 resistor has the colour bands green, green, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 57000 Ω resistor? (a) green-violet-orange (b) green-violet-yellow (c) green-violet-red (d) violet-green-orange
- 3.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 5.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 6.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 8.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 9.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) current (c) power (d) how much a part resists
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 11.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V × I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 15.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 16.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 17.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 18.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave fridge door open (c) switch off empty rooms (d) unplug idle chargers
- 19.📏 How many watts (W) is 3 kW?
- 20.True or false: to switch off empty rooms wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
- 23.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 24.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 130 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-red (b) brown-orange-brown (c) orange-brown-brown (d) brown-orange-black
- 28.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use old filament bulbs (d) close the fridge quickly
- 30.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 31.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.⚡ A 2.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 34.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.What does a resistor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) has coloured bands (c) makes things spin (d) lets current go one way
- 38.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) measure heat (d) spin a wheel
- 39.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 55000
- green-violet-orange
- 0.75
- 8
- 50
- False
- cathode (−)
- 400
- power
- 2.5
- R = V ÷ I
- 115
- False
- 160
- wastes electricity
- 10
- energy used each second
- leave fridge door open
- 3000
- False
- 3
- 1000
- bigger
- False
- 8
- wastes electricity
- brown-orange-brown
- 500
- close the fridge quickly
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 0.5
- True
- 840
- 0.1
- has coloured bands
- store charge briefly
- 101
- 4
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