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 13.5 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 2500 Ω resistor? (a) red-green-brown (b) red-green-orange (c) green-red-red (d) red-green-red
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) zero (d) bigger
- 5.🔺 A 16.5 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 6.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 8.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 10.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 ampere
- 11.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 50 %
- 12.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the widest gap (d) any band
- 13.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) the flow of charge (b) energy used each second (c) current (d) how much a part resists
- 15.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 16.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 330 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 23.What does an LDR do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) senses how hot it is (c) stores a little charge (d) is a resistance knob
- 24.💡 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)?
- 25.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 26.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a motor (c) a resistor (d) an LED
- 27.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V + I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 29.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I × R (c) V = I + R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 31.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 32.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4500 Ω? =
- 34.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 35.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.4 kW?
- 36.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 39.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 1.5
- red-green-red
- 15
- bigger
- 50
- 10
- 9
- 0.2
- 340
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 5 %
- the one nearest an end
- True
- how much a part resists
- voltmeter
- 402
- 6
- 8200
- 1000
- 2
- True
- 1.5
- senses how bright it is
- 15
- 345
- a motor
- True
- R = V ÷ I
- 4
- V = I × R
- ohm (Ω)
- 0.1
- 4.5
- 1000
- 2400
- light-emitting diode
- 2
- 150
- 0.1
- 1
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