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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 2.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 870 Ω resistor? (a) violet-grey-brown (b) grey-violet-red (c) grey-violet-black (d) grey-violet-brown
- 4.🧮 Five equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 6.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1900 Ω? =
- 7.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I + R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I × R
- 8.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 25 %
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 10 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V + I
- 12.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V + I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 13.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 14.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a resistor (d) a buzzer
- 15.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) make light (c) spin a wheel (d) store charge briefly
- 17.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.True or false: a motor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 19.What does a capacitor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) lets current go one way (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) beeps for an alarm
- 20.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 21.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4300 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-orange-red (b) orange-yellow-red (c) yellow-orange-orange (d) yellow-orange-brown
- 23.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) resistance
- 24.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω, 33 Ω, 10 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) power (c) the flow of charge (d) how much a part resists
- 26.🌈 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
- 27.True or false: a thermistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) motor (b) fuse (c) potentiometer (d) resistor
- 29.True or false: a diode is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 32.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 35.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 36.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 61 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-black (b) violet-brown-black (c) blue-brown-black (d) blue-brown-brown
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- wastes electricity
- 16.5
- grey-violet-brown
- 20
- ohm (Ω)
- 1.9
- V = I × R
- 5 %
- 42
- True
- P = V × I
- R = V ÷ I
- less than either one
- a buzzer
- 0.2
- store charge briefly
- 12
- False
- stores a little charge
- 7
- True
- yellow-orange-red
- energy used each second
- 843
- power
- the one nearest an end
- False
- motor
- False
- 8
- anode (+)
- 12
- True
- saves electricity
- 5
- blue-brown-black
- 0.4
- 20
- 2.25
- 0.8
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