Daily Practice · GCSE Science
September 1958 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1958
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1958Give one everyday example of a transverse wave and one everyday example of a longitudinal wave.
- 2nd September 1958State what happens to the orbital speed needed for a stable orbit as the orbital radius increases.
- 3rd September 1958State the function of the mitochondria.
- 4th September 1958Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
- 5th September 1958State three factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.
- 6th September 1958Explain why type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin injections rather than tablets.
- 7th September 1958A 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.
- 8th September 1958Explain, in terms of particle size, how reverse osmosis separates water from dissolved salt.
- 9th September 1958Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
- 10th September 1958Explain why aluminium cannot be extracted from aluminium oxide by heating with carbon.
- 11th September 1958State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
- 12th September 1958Name the alkene with the molecular formula C4H8.
- 13th September 1958Name three greenhouse gases.
- 14th September 1958A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
- 15th September 1958What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
- 16th September 1958What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
- 17th September 1958A spanner is used to loosen a bolt. Explain why using a longer spanner makes it easier to loosen the bolt.
- 18th September 1958State two ways of increasing the force produced by a motor effect setup, for a wire of fixed length at a fixed angle to the field.
- 19th September 1958In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
- 20th September 1958Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- 21st September 1958Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?
- 22nd September 1958Name the hormone released when blood glucose concentration is too high, and state its overall effect.
- 23rd September 1958Define mutation.
- 24th September 1958Explain, in terms of electrons, why reactivity decreases going down Group 7.
- 25th September 1958State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
- 26th September 1958Define the limiting reactant.
- 27th September 1958Explain, in terms of bonds, why breaking bonds is an endothermic process.
- 28th September 1958The forward reaction of a particular reversible reaction is exothermic. State whether the reverse reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
- 29th September 1958Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
- 30th September 1958Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?