Daily Practice · GCSE Science
June 1964 5-a-day
Every sheet in June 1964
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 1964A transformer has 500 turns on its primary coil and 2500 turns on its secondary coil. State, with a reason, whether this is a step-up or a step-down transformer.
- 2nd June 1964A student views a red blood cell at a magnification of x2000. The image of the cell measures 20 mm across. Calculate the real width of the cell, giving your answer in micrometres (um).
- 3rd June 1964Where is bile made and where is it stored?
- 4th June 1964Why does a vaccinated person not usually become ill when they meet the pathogen?
- 5th June 1964Name the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS).
- 6th June 1964Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
- 7th June 1964State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
- 8th June 1964State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
- 9th June 1964Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.
- 10th June 1964State the energy transfer that occurs during an endothermic reaction.
- 11th June 1964Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
- 12th June 1964A sample produces only one spot when run in three different solvents. What does this suggest about the sample?
- 13th June 1964Why should a line of best fit be drawn rather than joining the plotted points?
- 14th June 1964In a parallel circuit, how do the branch currents relate to the total current?
- 15th June 1964State the approximate radius of an atom.
- 16th June 1964A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
- 17th June 1964State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.
- 18th June 1964State whether a galaxy moving towards Earth would show a red-shift or a blue-shift in its light.
- 19th June 1964Give one adaptation of a root hair cell for absorbing mineral ions.
- 20th June 1964Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
- 21st June 1964State two things excess glucose can be converted into for storage in the human body.
- 22nd June 1964Define homozygous.
- 23rd June 1964Why is a polystyrene cup with a lid used in energy-change experiments?
- 24th June 1964Write the electronic structure of a magnesium atom (12 electrons).
- 25th June 1964A student measures the mass of a beaker of hydrochloric acid and marble chips as they react and finds it falls. Explain why.
- 26th June 1964Molten zinc chloride, ZnCl2, is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Write the half equation for the reaction at (a) the cathode, and (b) the anode.
- 27th June 1964A 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.
- 28th June 1964Name the gas that relights a glowing splint.
- 29th June 1964Name two gases that dissolve in atmospheric water droplets to cause acid rain.
- 30th June 1964Define power and give its unit.