Daily Practice · GCSE Science
August 1972 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 1972
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 1972A gardener pushes a mower with a force of 60 N through a distance of 8.0 m. Calculate the work done. Use W = F x s.
- 2nd August 1972A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Calculate its period.
- 3rd August 1972Explain, in terms of forces, why an orbiting satellite does not travel off in a straight line.
- 4th August 1972Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 5th August 1972Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
- 6th August 1972Name the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 7th August 1972State one risk factor linked to type 2 diabetes.
- 8th August 1972State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
- 9th August 1972Name one method used to sterilise fresh water during the production of potable water.
- 10th August 1972What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
- 11th August 1972Write the word equation for the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid.
- 12th August 1972State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 13th August 1972Define the term 'homologous series'.
- 14th August 1972State the approximate percentage of nitrogen in today's atmosphere.
- 15th August 1972A spring is compressed. Which energy store increases?
- 16th August 1972State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.
- 17th August 1972What did Bohr add to the nuclear model?
- 18th August 1972Write down the equation that links moment, force and distance.
- 19th August 1972A wire of length 0.20 m carries a current of 5.0 A at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.60 T. Calculate the force on the wire.
- 20th August 1972Why must the same volume of solution be used in every tube in an enzyme investigation?
- 21st August 1972Name the organ system responsible for breaking food down into small, soluble molecules.
- 22nd August 1972Describe the symptoms of rose black spot and its effect on the plant.
- 23rd August 1972Explain, in terms of blood vessels, how the skin helps to cool the body when it is too hot.
- 24th August 1972Define speciation.
- 25th August 1972An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
- 26th August 1972Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his table?
- 27th August 1972Calculate the mass of 0.25 mol of sodium hydroxide, NaOH. (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
- 28th August 1972Give one everyday example of an endothermic process.
- 29th August 1972State the catalyst commonly used in the Haber process.
- 30th August 1972State the flame test colour for sodium ions.
- 31st August 1972Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by a 60 kg person climbing 5 m. (g = 9.8 N/kg)