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.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 57 Ω resistor? (a) green-violet-brown (b) green-violet-black (c) blue-violet-black (d) violet-green-black
- 3.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 4.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the pipe colour (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 5.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 12 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🔺 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
- 7.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 8.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 33 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🧮 A 6.5 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) make light
- 12.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) any band (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 13.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use daylight to read (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 14.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.What does a resistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) senses how bright it is (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) limits the current
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, orange, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 18.What does a buzzer do? (a) glows using little power (b) beeps for an alarm (c) has coloured bands (d) senses how bright it is
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 21.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 22.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 16.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 24.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4500 Ω? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 27.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) LED
- 28.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 29.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 8 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 31.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets smaller (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
- 32.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧮 A 1.8 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 36.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 volt
- 37.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- R = V ÷ I
- green-violet-black
- False
- the flow of water
- 12
- I = V ÷ R
- bigger
- 1
- 99
- 0.5
- store charge briefly
- the one nearest an end
- iron one shirt at a time
- 25
- limits the current
- 13000
- 5
- beeps for an alarm
- 100
- ammeter
- wastes electricity
- 330
- 36
- 4.5
- 3
- 0.2
- buzzer
- 200
- 4
- 504
- gets smaller
- 10
- False
- 0.1
- 5
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 459
- 0
- 6
- 480
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