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.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 33 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3000 Ω resistor? (a) orange-black-orange (b) yellow-orange-red (c) orange-black-red (d) orange-black-brown
- 3.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 4.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🔺 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
- 6.What does a resistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) makes a beeping sound (c) limits the current (d) is a resistance knob
- 7.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.🔺 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
- 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.True or false: a resistor is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 13.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 14.True or false: to close the fridge quickly wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) voltage (d) resistance
- 18.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 24.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1370 mA? =
- 25.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 26.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 27.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1700 Ω? =
- 28.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 29.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it changes colour (c) it does not light (d) it makes a sound
- 30.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) the flow of water (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) a bigger tank
- 31.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to change its colour (c) to limit the current (d) to store charge
- 32.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V + I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V ÷ I
- 34.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 220 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
- 35.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 36.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 39.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 40.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 88
- orange-black-red
- energy used each second
- 0.5
- V = I × R
- limits the current
- 0.5
- I = V ÷ R
- 52
- 3
- False
- 7
- the one nearest an end
- False
- 3.75
- 143
- voltage
- 2.5
- 90
- 2
- 10
- False
- 0.25
- 1.37
- gets smaller
- cathode (−)
- 1.7
- 230
- it does not light
- a narrow pipe
- to limit the current
- 2
- R = V ÷ I
- does not light
- 24
- 10
- 4
- ammeter
- may burn out
- 6
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