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Electronics Worksheet: Resistor Colour Code

Electronics lesson 15: Resistor colour code · Set 693 · 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.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the widest gap (c) the gold band (d) the one nearest an end
  2. 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  3. 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
  4. 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  5. 5.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
  6. 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  7. 7.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 39 Ω resistor? (a) orange-white-brown (b) yellow-white-black (c) white-orange-black (d) orange-white-black
  8. 8.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 19 Ω resistor? (a) white-brown-black (b) brown-white-brown (c) red-white-black (d) brown-white-black
  9. 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  10. 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  11. 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  12. 12.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
  13. 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  14. 14.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
  15. 15.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, orange, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  16. 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
  17. 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, blue, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  18. 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, orange, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  19. 19.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 16000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-red (b) brown-blue-orange (c) brown-blue-yellow (d) blue-brown-orange
  20. 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  21. 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, orange, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  22. 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
  23. 23.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 390 Ω resistor? (a) orange-white-black (b) orange-white-brown (c) white-orange-brown (d) orange-white-red
  24. 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  25. 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  26. 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  27. 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 11 Ω resistor? (a) brown-brown-black (b) brown-red-black (c) red-brown-black (d) brown-brown-brown
  28. 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  29. 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  30. 30.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3900 Ω resistor? (a) orange-white-orange (b) orange-white-red (c) white-orange-red (d) orange-white-brown
  31. 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8100 Ω resistor? (a) brown-grey-red (b) grey-brown-orange (c) grey-brown-red (d) grey-brown-brown
  32. 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, grey, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  33. 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  34. 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  35. 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 99 Ω resistor? (a) white-black-black (b) white-white-brown (c) white-white-black (d) brown-white-black
  36. 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
  37. 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  38. 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
  39. 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  40. 40.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 13 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-black (b) orange-brown-black (c) brown-orange-brown (d) red-orange-black

Answer key

  1. the one nearest an end
  2. 20
  3. 5
  4. 300
  5. 7
  6. 210
  7. orange-white-black
  8. brown-white-black
  9. 62
  10. 21
  11. 1000
  12. 5 %
  13. 2.5
  14. 6
  15. 630
  16. 4
  17. 16
  18. 93000
  19. brown-blue-orange
  20. 8.5
  21. 1300
  22. 2
  23. orange-white-brown
  24. 9100
  25. 28
  26. 610
  27. brown-brown-black
  28. 8500
  29. 22
  30. orange-white-red
  31. grey-brown-red
  32. 4.8
  33. 1500
  34. 18000
  35. white-white-black
  36. 92000
  37. 2400
  38. 0
  39. 60
  40. brown-orange-black

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