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 device works on 6 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 71000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-violet-orange (b) violet-brown-yellow (c) violet-brown-red (d) violet-brown-orange
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use old filament bulbs
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 5.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.What does a motor do? (a) makes things spin (b) is a resistance knob (c) senses how hot it is (d) boosts a small signal
- 9.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 10.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 11.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 8.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 19000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-white-red (b) brown-white-orange (c) brown-white-yellow (d) white-brown-orange
- 16.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 17.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 10 Ω, 50 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = V + R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 20.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) make light (d) store charge briefly
- 21.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4200 W? =
- 22.📏 How many amperes (A) is 250 mA? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 320 Ω resistor? (a) orange-red-red (b) red-orange-brown (c) orange-red-brown (d) orange-red-black
- 25.What does a potentiometer do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) beeps for an alarm (c) glows using little power (d) makes a beeping sound
- 26.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 28.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 32.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 34.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 35.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no 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
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an LED lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) a candle
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
Answer key
- 3
- violet-brown-orange
- unplug idle chargers
- 20000
- 110
- 0.1
- 2
- makes things spin
- 48
- gets smaller
- True
- 36
- 0.2
- 220
- brown-white-orange
- 0.4
- 220
- 10
- I = V ÷ R
- store charge briefly
- 4.2
- 0.25
- 12
- orange-red-brown
- is a resistance knob
- 6
- anode (+)
- 10
- False
- 660
- P = V × I
- 10
- ammeter
- False
- may burn out
- 5
- an LED lamp
- 6200
- 45
- energy used each second
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