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.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 70 Ω resistor? (a) violet-black-black (b) grey-violet-black (c) grey-black-black (d) violet-black-brown
- 2.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V + R (d) I = V × R
- 4.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🧮 A 330 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)?
- 6.🧮 A 470 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)?
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 9.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 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.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 7.4 kΩ?
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V + I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V × I
- 16.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 19.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) more than either one (c) their sum (d) less than either one
- 21.📏 How many amperes (A) is 160 mA? =
- 22.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 23.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) fuse (b) thermistor (c) resistor (d) transistor
- 24.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 25.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 26.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.📏 How many watts (W) is 1.4 kW?
- 28.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets bigger (c) gets smaller (d) stays the same
- 29.True or false: a transistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4950 W? =
- 31.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.91 A?
- 32.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) unplug idle chargers (d) close the fridge quickly
- 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 72 Ω resistor? (a) violet-red-black (b) violet-red-brown (c) red-violet-black (d) grey-red-black
- 35.What does a fuse do? (a) makes things spin (b) blows if current is high (c) limits the current (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 36.What does an LED do? (a) limits the current (b) beeps for an alarm (c) boosts a small signal (d) glows using little power
- 37.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 39.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- violet-black-black
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- 10
- 340
- 580
- 1.2
- voltmeter
- 5
- 0.2
- 5 %
- P = V × I
- the one nearest an end
- 7400
- R = V ÷ I
- anode (+)
- 0.6
- 0.1
- True
- less than either one
- 0.16
- 1.2
- resistor
- 63
- 2.5
- 9
- 1400
- gets smaller
- False
- 4.95
- 910
- 4.5
- use old filament bulbs
- violet-red-black
- blows if current is high
- glows using little power
- 4.5
- does not light
- 500
- 600
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