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 50 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 2.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) the push of a cell (c) current (d) how much a part resists
- 3.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 4.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🔺 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
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 10 Ω and 150 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) zero
- 8.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) the flow of charge (b) voltage (c) current (d) resistance
- 9.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 11.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 14.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 15.🔺 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
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 17.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 21.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 22.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 16000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-yellow (b) blue-brown-orange (c) brown-blue-red (d) brown-blue-orange
- 24.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 1000 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
- 25.What does a thermistor do? (a) blows if current is high (b) senses how hot it is (c) stores a little charge (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 26.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.True or false: an LDR makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) any band
- 30.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 31.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1700 Ω? =
- 32.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 33.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 34.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 35.True or false: a resistor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 33 Ω resistor? (a) orange-yellow-black (b) orange-orange-black (c) yellow-orange-black (d) orange-orange-brown
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave fridge door open
- 40.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 0.2
- how much a part resists
- 9100
- 6
- I = V ÷ R
- 228
- bigger
- resistance
- 6
- V = I × R
- 13.2
- 2.4
- True
- wastes electricity
- R = V ÷ I
- 2.4
- 1
- 11
- False
- watt (W)
- volt (V)
- 23.5
- brown-blue-orange
- does not light
- senses how hot it is
- 0.2
- False
- 25
- the one nearest an end
- 5 %
- 1.7
- 15
- P = V × I
- 0.1
- False
- 10
- 4
- orange-orange-black
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 3
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