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 resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 2.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V + I
- 3.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to limit the current (c) to store charge (d) to make it brighter
- 4.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 5.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 6.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.Which of these saves electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) leave fridge door open (d) use old filament bulbs
- 8.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 78000 Ω resistor? (a) violet-grey-red (b) violet-grey-yellow (c) violet-grey-orange (d) grey-violet-orange
- 9.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 86 Ω resistor? (a) white-blue-black (b) grey-blue-black (c) blue-grey-black (d) grey-blue-brown
- 15.⚡ A 3 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) unplug idle chargers (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave fridge door open
- 18.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 19.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 20.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 22.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 23.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use LED lamps (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave fridge door open
- 25.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the water tank lid (c) the tap handle (d) the pipe colour
- 26.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω, 22 Ω, 47 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.9 kW?
- 34.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 35.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 36.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 37.🔺 A 1.25 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.64 A?
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 4
- P = V × I
- to limit the current
- 2300
- lights up
- 175
- set the AC to 24 °C
- violet-grey-orange
- 1
- 1
- 2.5
- 230
- 13.2
- grey-blue-black
- 0.5
- 1.2
- unplug idle chargers
- energy used each second
- 5 %
- 100
- cathode (−)
- volt (V)
- 538
- leave fridge door open
- the water pressure
- 25
- a buzzer
- 21
- 51
- 1.5
- 4
- 589
- 2900
- 24
- gets smaller
- 15
- 0.25
- 2640
- 1.5
- 0.1
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