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.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 2800 Ω resistor? (a) red-grey-brown (b) grey-red-red (c) red-grey-orange (d) red-grey-red
- 2.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω, 33 Ω, 68 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 4.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 5.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 6100 Ω resistor? (a) blue-brown-red (b) blue-brown-brown (c) brown-blue-red (d) blue-brown-orange
- 7.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 8.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 9.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the tap handle (c) the water tank lid (d) the pipe colour
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 11.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.True or false: to leave the TV on standby wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 15.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 16.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 17.What does a buzzer do? (a) has coloured bands (b) is a resistance knob (c) beeps for an alarm (d) lets current go one way
- 18.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave fridge door open
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use daylight to read
- 20.🧮 A 3.25 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 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
- 23.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) an LED
- 25.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 330 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
- 26.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) leave fridge door open (d) unplug idle chargers
- 28.What does a capacitor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) senses how bright it is (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 29.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) how much a part resists (c) power (d) the push of a cell
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🧮 Five equal 25 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 34.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 36.⚡ A 6 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the flow of charge (b) power (c) voltage (d) resistance
- 39.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- red-grey-red
- 481
- gets smaller
- 115
- False
- blue-brown-red
- cathode (−)
- V = I × R
- the water pressure
- 620
- 50
- 0.8
- True
- 10
- 240
- 126
- beeps for an alarm
- set the AC to 24 °C
- use daylight to read
- 0.25
- 90
- I = V ÷ R
- 100
- a motor
- does not light
- R = V ÷ I
- unplug idle chargers
- smooths a wobbly supply
- the push of a cell
- 503
- 5
- True
- does not light
- 0.6
- 200
- 0.25
- 110
- voltage
- 300
- 3
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