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.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 volt (d) 1 watt
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 600 Ω resistor? (a) blue-black-black (b) blue-black-red (c) blue-black-brown (d) violet-blue-brown
- 3.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) light energy dial (c) large electric dial (d) low energy device
- 4.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) potentiometer (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) resistor
- 5.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8700 Ω? =
- 7.🔺 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
- 8.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 9.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) use old filament bulbs (c) use LED lamps (d) close the fridge quickly
- 11.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 13.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 14.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 15.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) diode (b) motor (c) potentiometer (d) LDR
- 16.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3400 W? =
- 19.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 22.🔺 A 23.5 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 24.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) how much a part resists (b) energy used each second (c) current (d) the push of a cell
- 25.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 59 Ω resistor? (a) green-white-brown (b) white-green-black (c) blue-white-black (d) green-white-black
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, yellow, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 27.⚡ A 6 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 2200 Ω resistor? (a) red-red-orange (b) red-red-brown (c) red-red-red (d) red-orange-red
- 29.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 30.🧮 A 220 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)?
- 31.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 3400 Ω? =
- 33.⚡ A 1.2 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.7 A?
- 37.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 38.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 39.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.1 kW?
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 33 Ω, 220 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- blue-black-brown
- light-emitting diode
- resistor
- False
- 8.7
- V = I × R
- 115
- 10
- use old filament bulbs
- 0.2
- 5 %
- saves electricity
- ampere (A)
- motor
- 0.25
- 3.3
- 3.4
- True
- 53
- gets smaller
- 50
- 270
- current
- green-white-black
- 44
- 0.5
- red-red-red
- 51
- 330
- 0.2
- 3.4
- 0.2
- 10
- 150
- 700
- ammeter
- a buzzer
- 100
- 373
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