WorksheetsResistor Color Codes
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A 4 band resistor's first three color bands are brown, black, and red. What is its value?
10 Ω
10 kΩ
200 Ω
1000 Ω
Which digit on the 1st band does the color yellow denote on a resistor color band?
3
2
4
7
A 4 band 47K ohm resistor would have which colors on its first three bands?
Yellow, Violet, White
Yellow, Violet, Orange
Red, White, Blue
Orange, Yellow, Violet
Which digit does the color orange denote on a resistor color band?
2
4
3
5
Which of these colors is NOT used in the resistor value color code?
White
Black
Violet
Pink
The gold color band refers to a tolerance of _________.
+ / - 20%
+ / - 10%
+ / - 5%
zero
What are the colors for a 4 band 470K ohm resistor?
Orange, Grey, Orange
Yellow, Violet, Yellow
Yellow, Violet, Orange
Orange, Grey, Yellow
What is the tolerance for a Red, Brown, Brown, Silver resistor?
1%
20%
5%
10%
What color has a multiplier of x1000 ?
Red
Orange
Blue
Brown
What is the tolerance for a Green, Red, Black, Gold resistor?
1%
20%
5%
10%
What is the value for a 4 band Orange, Black, Red resistor?
3 kΩ
200 Ω
2 kΩ
300 Ω
What is the resistance for a 4 band Red, Green, Blue color resistor?
250,000 Ω
25 kΩ
25,000,000 Ω
250 kΩ
What is the maximum possible value of a resistor with color code Red-Violet-Orange-Gold?
29,700 Ω
32,400 Ω
28,350 Ω
27,000 Ω
What is the minimum possible value of a resistor with color code Brown-Red-Brown?
108 Ω
144 Ω
116 Ω
96 Ω
What is the multiplier for the color Green?
x10,000
x1,000,000
x100,000
x1,000
The first two color bands are __________.
Always Red In Color
Digits
Tolerance
Gold or Silver
The third color band is a _______ or __________.
Gold or Silver
Green or Blue
2k or 5k ohms
multiplier or the number of zeros
The fourth color band on a 4 band resistor represents ________.
Digits
Tolerance
Voltage
Multiplier or number of zeros
A 3 band resistor has a tolerance of __________.
2%
0.2%
20%
It doesn't have a tolerance.
What is the maximum possible value of a 2400 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 10% ?
24,000 Ω
2,424 Ω
2,160 Ω
2,640 Ω
What is the maximum possible value of a 91,000 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 20% ?
92,820 Ω
109,200 Ω
72,800 Ω
1,820,000 Ω
What is the maximum possible value of a 3,600 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 1% ?
3,636 Ω
3,960 Ω
3,564 Ω
3,603.6 Ω
What is the minimum possible value of a 680 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 5% ?
714 Ω
676.6 Ω
136 Ω
646 Ω
What is the minimum possible value of a 27 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 10% ?
2.7 Ω
26.73 Ω
24.3 Ω
29.7 Ω
What is the minimum possible value of a 100 Ω resistor with a tolerance of +/- 2% ?
102 Ω
98 Ω
80 Ω
99.8 Ω
