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 white, orange, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 2.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 230 Ω resistor? (a) red-orange-brown (b) orange-red-brown (c) red-orange-black (d) red-orange-red
- 13.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 8 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 14.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
- 15.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8400 Ω? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.True or false: to use LED lamps wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔺 An 18 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to limit the current (c) to change its colour (d) to make it brighter
- 21.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) potentiometer (b) transistor (c) diode (d) resistor
- 23.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) LDR (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) diode
- 26.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1200 W? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 7.4 kΩ?
- 31.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 34.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 1.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 37.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 93
- True
- 25
- 300
- 44
- 24
- 7.2
- 6700
- True
- 2
- 400
- red-orange-brown
- 680
- store charge briefly
- 8.4
- 25
- 115
- False
- 3
- to limit the current
- False
- resistor
- True
- 7.5
- fuse
- 3
- 1.2
- 20
- 200
- 7400
- 1.2
- saves electricity
- R = V ÷ I
- 5
- 5
- 27
- 1.2
- 4.5
- 2
- 0.25
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