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 violet, white, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 53 Ω resistor? (a) green-orange-brown (b) orange-green-black (c) blue-orange-black (d) green-orange-black
- 3.Which of these saves electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) close the fridge quickly (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 4.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 6.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) thermistor
- 7.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) voltage (c) the flow of charge (d) energy used each second
- 8.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 9.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 10.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 5.4 kΩ?
- 11.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) LDR (b) motor (c) potentiometer (d) fuse
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, grey, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 13.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it changes colour (c) it makes a sound (d) it does not light
- 14.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 15.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) smaller (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 16.🧮 Five equal 500 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) make light (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
- 18.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 19.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 22.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) the push of a cell (b) the flow of charge (c) energy used each second (d) how much a part resists
- 23.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) LED
- 24.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 27.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) less than either one (c) their sum (d) always zero
- 29.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.What does an LED do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 32.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V × R (d) I = V + R
- 34.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 36.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 1300 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-orange (b) brown-orange-brown (c) brown-orange-red (d) orange-brown-red
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 790
- green-orange-black
- close the fridge quickly
- 210
- 710
- potentiometer
- energy used each second
- lights up
- False
- 5400
- motor
- 6800
- it does not light
- 50
- bigger
- 100
- store charge briefly
- does not light
- 1.2
- 363
- energy used each second
- how much a part resists
- buzzer
- 6
- 50
- saves electricity
- False
- less than either one
- 7.5
- 1
- glows using little power
- 16.5
- I = V ÷ R
- 8.8
- ohm (Ω)
- True
- False
- brown-orange-red
- 6
- 1
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