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 current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) the one nearest an end (d) any band
- 3.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) power (b) voltage (c) the flow of charge (d) the push of a cell
- 5.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.94 A?
- 7.True or false: resistance is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 9.🧮 A 1.6 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 10.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 0.7 kΩ?
- 14.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 16.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 17.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🧮 A 1.7 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.🧮 A 2.75 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 21.True or false: power is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V + R
- 25.🔺 A 5.5 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 26.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use old filament bulbs (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use LED lamps
- 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 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 through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.What does a resistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) limits the current (d) boosts a small signal
- 33.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 190 Ω resistor? (a) brown-white-red (b) brown-white-black (c) white-brown-brown (d) brown-white-brown
- 34.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) current (c) the push of a cell (d) resistance
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 37.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 19000 Ω resistor? (a) white-brown-orange (b) brown-white-orange (c) brown-white-red (d) brown-white-yellow
- 38.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to an 8 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 39.True or false: to run fans in empty rooms wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 2.5
- the one nearest an end
- 13.2
- the flow of charge
- 50
- 1940
- False
- 2
- 0.1
- a buzzer
- True
- True
- 700
- 10
- P = V × I
- volt (V)
- 4
- 0.1
- 0.25
- 9
- False
- 0.6
- anode (+)
- I = V ÷ R
- 25
- use old filament bulbs
- 1
- 20
- 8
- anode (+)
- 165
- limits the current
- brown-white-brown
- resistance
- 4
- ampere (A)
- brown-white-orange
- 20
- True
- True
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