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 formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 2.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) more than either one (c) their sum (d) always zero
- 3.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 4.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 5.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 85 Ω resistor? (a) green-grey-black (b) grey-green-brown (c) white-green-black (d) grey-green-black
- 6.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 An 8.8 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) unplug idle chargers (c) switch off empty rooms (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 520 Ω resistor? (a) red-green-brown (b) green-red-black (c) green-red-brown (d) green-red-red
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🧮 A 13 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, green, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 15.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) potentiometer (b) diode (c) motor (d) capacitor
- 16.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) use old filament bulbs (c) close the fridge quickly (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 3.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.True or false: a transistor has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔺 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
- 23.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 24.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 9 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 30.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave the TV on standby (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 32.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4900 Ω? =
- 33.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 50 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 52 Ω resistor? (a) blue-red-black (b) red-green-black (c) green-red-brown (d) green-red-black
- 35.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the push of a cell (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) how much a part resists
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 33 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 40.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 24 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- P = V × I
- less than either one
- bigger
- 1150
- grey-green-black
- 45
- 40
- iron one shirt at a time
- 0.4
- ohm (Ω)
- green-red-brown
- 6
- 1
- 55
- motor
- 110
- False
- close the fridge quickly
- 3
- 15
- False
- V = I × R
- ammeter
- 3
- a buzzer
- 12
- 0.6
- False
- 0
- True
- switch off empty rooms
- 4.9
- 5 %
- green-red-black
- 9
- 0.5
- energy used each second
- 63
- does not light
- 12
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