Daily Practice · GCSE Science
July 1955 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1955
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1955In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
- 2nd July 1955An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
- 3rd July 1955Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
- 4th July 1955Molten zinc chloride, ZnCl2, is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Write the half equation for the reaction at (a) the cathode, and (b) the anode.
- 5th July 1955A tangent drawn to a volume-time graph at 15 seconds passes through the points (5 s, 6 cm3) and (25 s, 66 cm3). Calculate the rate of reaction at 15 seconds.
- 6th July 1955A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
- 7th July 1955Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 8th July 1955Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
- 9th July 1955Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
- 10th July 1955State whether friction is a contact force or a non-contact force.
- 11th July 1955State the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
- 12th July 1955Name the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 13th July 1955State the function of the mitochondria.
- 14th July 1955Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
- 15th July 1955Complete the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast: glucose -> ___ + ___
- 16th July 1955Explain why sweating cools the body down.
- 17th July 1955A student places ten 1 m x 1 m quadrats at random across a school field of area 3000 m2 and counts a total of 45 dandelions across all ten quadrats. Estimate the total number of dandelions on the field.
- 18th July 1955Give one reason distillation of seawater requires a large energy input.
- 19th July 1955Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
- 20th July 1955A student reacts 2.4 g of magnesium with excess dilute hydrochloric acid: Mg + 2HCl -> MgCl2 + H2. Relative atomic mass of Mg = 24. Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen gas produced.
- 21st July 1955State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
- 22nd July 1955Name the catalyst used when an alkene reacts with hydrogen to form an alkane.
- 23rd July 1955Name the two gases released in large amounts by volcanic activity that formed most of the Earth's early atmosphere.
- 24th July 1955Name the energy store associated with a moving car.
- 25th July 1955What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
- 26th July 1955What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
- 27th July 1955A force of 40 N is applied 0.25 m from a pivot. Calculate the moment.
- 28th July 1955A rectangular coil carrying a current is placed in a magnetic field, with its two long sides parallel to each other. Explain why the coil rotates rather than moving in a straight line.
- 29th July 1955In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
- 30th July 1955State the type of large biological molecule that all enzymes are made from.
- 31st July 1955Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?