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 6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 2.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🧮 A 68 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) switch off empty rooms (d) leave fridge door open
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 47 Ω, 100 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 8.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 10.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 11.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 14.🧮 A 3 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 16.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use daylight to read (c) unplug idle chargers (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 17.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 19.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 21.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) any band
- 23.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an LED lamp (c) a candle (d) an oil lamp
- 24.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4800 W? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔺 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
- 31.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 80000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-black-red (b) white-grey-orange (c) grey-black-yellow (d) grey-black-orange
- 34.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 35.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
- 36.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 4.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, white, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 39.🔺 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
- 40.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 1
- 1.5
- 7.5
- 78
- switch off empty rooms
- 377
- 15
- 24
- 160
- P = V × I
- 30
- 920
- 7
- 0.25
- 0.2
- iron one shirt at a time
- True
- 0.3
- 0.2
- energy used each second
- 6
- the one nearest an end
- an LED lamp
- 10
- 8
- 4.8
- 23.5
- 7.5
- True
- V = I × R
- 6
- 1.25
- grey-black-orange
- anode (+)
- to limit the current
- 3
- 0.2
- 99
- I = V ÷ R
- 0.2
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