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 yellow, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 2.True or false: a diode has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 5.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔺 An 18.8 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 10.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 11.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 12.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 13.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔺 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
- 17.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 18.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 200 Ω? =
- 19.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.31 A?
- 20.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4550 W? =
- 21.True or false: a potentiometer blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) spin a wheel (c) measure heat (d) make light
- 23.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) voltage (b) power (c) resistance (d) current
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 25.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 26.🔺 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
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 29.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) unplug idle chargers (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) leave fridge door open
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 37 Ω resistor? (a) violet-orange-black (b) orange-violet-brown (c) orange-violet-black (d) yellow-violet-black
- 32.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V + I
- 36.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 volt
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 38.💡 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
- 39.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 48000
- False
- 16.5
- 0.5
- 3
- True
- 40
- 0.1
- 400
- may burn out
- may burn out
- 0.2
- 20
- 3
- True
- I = V ÷ R
- voltmeter
- 0.2
- 2310
- 4.55
- False
- store charge briefly
- current
- V = I × R
- watt (W)
- R = V ÷ I
- 2.5
- less than either one
- unplug idle chargers
- 150
- orange-violet-black
- 10
- True
- 10
- P = V × I
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 31
- it does not light
- energy used each second
- 920
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