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.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 3.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 3.3 kΩ?
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 5.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 2.75 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 6.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 7.What does a buzzer do? (a) has coloured bands (b) makes things spin (c) makes a beeping sound (d) senses how bright it is
- 8.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 9.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 11.⚡ A 12 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 13.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use LED lamps (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 14.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 6.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 17.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 6.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 33 Ω, 50 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it changes colour (d) it does not light
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 25.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 26.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) their sum
- 30.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 33.True or false: a motor is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 35.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 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
- 37.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water tank lid (b) the water pressure (c) the pipe colour (d) the tap handle
- 38.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 volt
- 40.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 800 Ω resistor? (a) grey-black-black (b) grey-black-red (c) white-grey-brown (d) grey-black-brown
Answer key
- 235
- False
- 3300
- 9.1
- 5
- 10
- makes a beeping sound
- P = V × I
- 200
- 2700
- 2
- 5 %
- use LED lamps
- 1.2
- 20
- 15
- 330
- 40
- 20
- 143
- it does not light
- 10
- 3
- saves electricity
- 7
- 3
- 230
- 150
- less than either one
- 0.1
- True
- 1.5
- False
- 1
- 120
- R = V ÷ I
- the water pressure
- 2
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- grey-black-brown
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