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.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 2.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) their sum
- 6.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) resistance (d) the flow of charge
- 8.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) zero
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = V + R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 11.🧮 Five equal 25 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V + I
- 13.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 14.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 180 Ω resistor? (a) brown-grey-brown (b) brown-grey-red (c) brown-grey-black (d) grey-brown-brown
- 15.🧮 A 3.4 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧮 A 0.9 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 18.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 21.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 22.What does a diode do? (a) lets current go one way (b) stores a little charge (c) is a resistance knob (d) limits the current
- 23.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) unplug idle chargers (c) switch off empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 25.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 6.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🧮 A 470 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)?
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) transistor (b) thermistor (c) motor (d) LED
- 33.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, orange, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 36.🔺 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
- 37.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) potentiometer (b) capacitor (c) thermistor (d) resistor
- 38.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 11.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) voltage (b) energy used each second (c) resistance (d) the flow of charge
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 9
- 475
- 0.8
- 3
- less than either one
- 2
- resistance
- 1.5
- bigger
- I = V ÷ R
- 5
- P = V × I
- ampere (A)
- brown-grey-brown
- 0.2
- 0.1
- 18
- 1.2
- False
- 0.2
- 10
- lets current go one way
- 200
- leave the TV on standby
- volt (V)
- 345
- 15
- 8
- 2
- 705
- 1150
- transistor
- 20
- 130
- gets smaller
- V = I × R
- resistor
- 470
- voltage
- 2.5
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