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 0.25 A flows when 1 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) LED (b) diode (c) fuse (d) resistor
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 470 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 5.⚡ A 2.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 8.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 9.True or false: power is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 68 Ω, 220 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use LED lamps (d) use daylight to read
- 12.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 13.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 14.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 15.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 16.🧮 Five equal 125 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the gold band (c) the widest gap (d) any band
- 18.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) light energy dial (c) large electric dial (d) low energy device
- 19.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 21.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 8 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 22.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 81000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-brown-yellow (b) brown-grey-orange (c) grey-brown-red (d) grey-brown-orange
- 23.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) close the fridge quickly (c) use daylight to read (d) unplug idle chargers
- 24.🔺 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
- 25.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 26.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 27.⚡ A 3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 300 mA? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 68 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 7 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 33.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 36.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 37.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 39.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) make light (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 40.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) power (c) the push of a cell (d) how much a part resists
Answer key
- 4
- resistor
- 653
- ammeter
- 0.5
- 1.25
- 4500
- 1150
- False
- 320
- leave fridge door open
- 1000
- 5 %
- V = I × R
- bigger
- 25
- the one nearest an end
- light-emitting diode
- 6
- ammeter
- 504
- grey-brown-orange
- leave the TV on standby
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.2
- saves electricity
- 1
- 9
- 0.3
- 500
- 100
- 238
- True
- 8
- an LED lamp
- P = V × I
- 3
- 92000
- store charge briefly
- power
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