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 current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 5.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 7800 Ω resistor? (a) violet-grey-red (b) grey-violet-red (c) violet-grey-orange (d) violet-grey-brown
- 7.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 watt
- 8.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 11.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 6.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use daylight to read (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 21.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) leave fridge door open (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 23.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 24.What does a capacitor do? (a) limits the current (b) has coloured bands (c) is a resistance knob (d) stores a little charge
- 25.True or false: a diode stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, violet, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave fridge door open
- 28.⚡ A 72 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 37.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) LDR (d) resistor
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 50 Ω, 68 Ω and 150 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 35.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 1100 Ω resistor? (a) brown-brown-orange (b) brown-brown-red (c) brown-brown-brown (d) brown-red-red
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 39.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 40.True or false: a potentiometer has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 13.2
- I = V ÷ R
- 3
- 10
- 500
- violet-grey-red
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 18
- False
- 3
- 11
- 330
- True
- True
- 0.1
- 25
- 230
- light-emitting diode
- 3.3
- use old filament bulbs
- 3
- set the AC to 24 °C
- voltmeter
- stores a little charge
- False
- 870
- use LED lamps
- 3
- 15
- 6
- resistor
- 301
- 8
- 8
- 10
- brown-brown-red
- 720
- lights up
- watt (W)
- False
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