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.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 3.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the widest gap (d) the gold band
- 4.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) voltage (b) the flow of charge (c) how much a part resists (d) power
- 6.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) use daylight to read (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 8.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 9.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.🔺 A 1.25 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 18.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 19.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 68 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 21.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 23.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 25.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use daylight to read (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use LED lamps
- 26.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 750 W? =
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use daylight to read
- 28.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 29.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) light energy dial (c) large electric dial (d) low energy device
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets bigger (c) gets smaller (d) becomes zero
- 33.🔺 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
- 34.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1024
- 36.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 39.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 100
- 4
- the one nearest an end
- 5
- the flow of charge
- 4
- use daylight to read
- anode (+)
- 235
- False
- 8.8
- 1
- 88
- 0.5
- 0.25
- False
- 50
- 20
- 100
- 1.5
- False
- ampere (A)
- True
- 2300
- leave the TV on standby
- 0.75
- leave the TV on standby
- 2.25
- light-emitting diode
- 6
- True
- gets smaller
- I = V ÷ R
- 8
- 1000
- 350
- 10
- 1
- 15
- 4
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