Daily Practice · GCSE Science
March 1974 5-a-day
Every sheet in March 1974
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 1974Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 2nd March 1974Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
- 3rd March 1974Explain why anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
- 4th March 1974Name the hormone that causes the liver to convert stored glycogen back into glucose.
- 5th March 1974State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
- 6th March 1974State what is meant by sustainable development.
- 7th March 1974What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
- 8th March 1974State the pH value of a neutral solution.
- 9th March 1974State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 10th March 1974State the type of reaction that occurs when bromine adds across the double bond of an alkene.
- 11th March 1974Explain, in terms of infrared radiation, how greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm.
- 12th March 1974A motor is supplied with 800 J of energy and wastes 240 J as heat. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
- 13th March 1974State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.
- 14th March 1974What did Bohr add to the nuclear model?
- 15th March 1974Explain why a rucksack with wide, padded straps is more comfortable to carry than one with thin straps, for the same load.
- 16th March 1974State the three factors needed for a current-carrying wire to experience a force due to the motor effect.
- 17th March 1974Why must the same volume of solution be used in every tube in an enzyme investigation?
- 18th March 1974An amylase reaction is complete after 200 seconds. Calculate the rate of reaction using rate = 1000 / time.
- 19th March 1974Describe the symptoms of rose black spot and its effect on the plant.
- 20th March 1974A patient's core body temperature has fallen to 35 degrees Celsius. State two physical responses their body makes to raise it back toward normal.
- 21st March 1974Explain one reason it took many years for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to become widely accepted.
- 22nd March 1974An atom has atomic number 11 and mass number 23. State the number of protons.
- 23rd March 1974Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his table?
- 24th March 1974Calculate the mass of 0.25 mol of sodium hydroxide, NaOH. (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
- 25th March 1974State whether the combustion of methane is exothermic or endothermic.
- 26th March 1974State what is meant by dynamic equilibrium.
- 27th March 1974State the flame test colour for sodium ions.
- 28th March 1974Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by a 60 kg person climbing 5 m. (g = 9.8 N/kg)
- 29th March 1974Two resistors are connected in parallel across a 12 V battery. State the potential difference across each resistor.
- 30th March 1974A gas at 200 kPa occupies 3.0 cubic metres. It is compressed to 1.5 cubic metres at constant temperature. Calculate the new pressure.
- 31st March 1974A skydiver reaches terminal velocity during free fall. Explain what is meant by 'terminal velocity'.