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Electronics Worksheet: Resistor Colour Code

Electronics lesson 15: Resistor colour code · Set 453 · 40 questions
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Remember (Digit, digit, zeros): black 0 · brown 1 · red 2 · orange 3 · yellow 4 · green 5 · blue 6 · violet 7 · grey 8 · white 9. Band 1 and band 2 = two digits; band 3 = number of zeros to add. Examples: brown-black-red = 1000 Ω; yellow-violet-brown = 470 Ω; red-red-red = 2200 Ω = 2.2 kΩ.

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  1. 1.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, violet, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  2. 2.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
  3. 3.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  4. 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  5. 5.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 510 Ω resistor? (a) green-brown-red (b) green-brown-black (c) green-brown-brown (d) brown-green-brown
  6. 6.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 670 Ω resistor? (a) blue-violet-brown (b) blue-violet-red (c) violet-blue-brown (d) blue-violet-black
  7. 7.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
  8. 8.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
  9. 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  10. 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  11. 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  12. 12.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the one nearest an end
  13. 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, blue, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  14. 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  15. 15.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, blue, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  16. 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
  17. 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  18. 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, green, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  19. 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  20. 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, green, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  21. 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  22. 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, orange, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  23. 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  24. 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  25. 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  26. 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  27. 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 300 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-orange-brown (b) orange-black-brown (c) orange-black-red (d) orange-black-black
  28. 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  29. 29.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
  30. 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  31. 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 7200 Ω resistor? (a) red-violet-red (b) violet-red-orange (c) violet-red-red (d) violet-red-brown
  32. 32.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 270 Ω resistor? (a) red-violet-black (b) violet-red-brown (c) red-violet-red (d) red-violet-brown
  33. 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
  34. 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
  35. 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  36. 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  37. 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  38. 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  39. 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  40. 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =

Answer key

  1. 770
  2. 5 %
  3. 5700
  4. 3.1
  5. green-brown-brown
  6. blue-violet-brown
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. 62000
  10. 2.1
  11. 5.5
  12. the one nearest an end
  13. 46
  14. 17
  15. 76000
  16. 2
  17. 3400
  18. 350
  19. 340
  20. 75
  21. 920
  22. 53000
  23. 240
  24. 9500
  25. 250
  26. 5500
  27. orange-black-brown
  28. 120
  29. 8
  30. 5100
  31. violet-red-red
  32. red-violet-brown
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 22
  36. 9.6
  37. 28000
  38. 1
  39. 410
  40. 90

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