Daily Practice · GCSE Science
July 1977 5-a-day
Every sheet in July 1977
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 1977In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
- 2nd July 1977An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
- 3rd July 1977Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
- 4th July 1977Aqueous copper sulfate solution is electrolysed using inert graphite electrodes. State the products formed at (a) the cathode and (b) the anode, giving a reason for each.
- 5th July 1977In the disappearing cross required practical, state the dependent variable that is measured.
- 6th July 1977A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
- 7th July 1977Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 8th July 1977Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
- 9th July 1977Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
- 10th July 1977A resultant force of 45 N acts on an object of mass 9.0 kg. Calculate its acceleration. Use F = m x a.
- 11th July 1977A water wave has a wavelength of 0.4 m and a frequency of 2.5 Hz. Calculate its speed.
- 12th July 1977Explain how elements heavier than iron, such as gold, are created and distributed through the universe.
- 13th July 1977State the function of the mitochondria.
- 14th July 1977Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
- 15th July 1977State three factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.
- 16th July 1977State the type of diabetes in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
- 17th July 1977A 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 1977Explain, in terms of particle size, how reverse osmosis separates water from dissolved salt.
- 19th July 1977Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
- 20th July 1977Explain why aluminium cannot be extracted from aluminium oxide by heating with carbon.
- 21st July 1977State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
- 22nd July 1977Describe the colour change seen when an alkene is shaken with bromine water.
- 23rd July 1977Name three greenhouse gases.
- 24th July 1977A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
- 25th July 1977What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
- 26th July 1977What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
- 27th July 1977State the name of the upward force acting on an object placed in a fluid.
- 28th July 1977A current-carrying wire experiences a force of 1.2 N when placed at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.40 T, carrying a current of 6.0 A. Calculate the length of wire in the field.
- 29th July 1977In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
- 30th July 1977Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- 31st July 1977Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?