Daily Practice · GCSE Science
November 1984 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1984
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1984Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.5 kg ball moving at 6 m/s.
- 2nd November 1984A block has a volume of 50 cm^3 and a mass of 135 g. Calculate its density.
- 3rd November 1984Explain why americium-241, an alpha emitter, is suitable for use in a smoke detector.
- 4th November 1984A water wave has a frequency of 4 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5 m. Calculate its speed.
- 5th November 1984A transformer's primary coil is connected to a 12 V supply and has 60 turns. Calculate the number of turns needed on the secondary coil to produce an output of 3.0 V.
- 6th November 1984A cube-shaped model cell has sides of length 3 cm. Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of the cube. Give your answer in the form n : 1.
- 7th November 1984Where is bile made and where is it stored?
- 8th November 1984Why does a vaccinated person not usually become ill when they meet the pathogen?
- 9th November 1984Define a synapse.
- 10th November 1984Give one example of an abiotic factor that could affect where a plant species grows.
- 11th November 1984Name the four stages usually considered in a life cycle assessment of a product.
- 12th November 1984A student says that metals conduct electricity because they contain free-moving ions. Explain why this statement is incorrect, and give the correct explanation.
- 13th November 1984Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.
- 14th November 1984State the energy transfer that occurs during an endothermic reaction.
- 15th November 1984State the general formula of the alkanes.
- 16th November 1984A sample produces only one spot when run in three different solvents. What does this suggest about the sample?
- 17th November 1984Why should a line of best fit be drawn rather than joining the plotted points?
- 18th November 1984In a parallel circuit, how do the branch currents relate to the total current?
- 19th November 1984State the approximate radius of an atom.
- 20th November 1984Calculate the momentum of a 1200 kg car travelling at 18 m/s.
- 21st November 1984Explain why a compass needle placed just outside one end of a current-carrying solenoid lines up parallel to the solenoid's axis.
- 22nd November 1984Name the second major piece of observational evidence, besides red-shift, that supports the Big Bang model.
- 23rd November 1984Give one adaptation of a root hair cell for absorbing mineral ions.
- 24th November 1984Which type of pathogen causes athlete's foot, a fungal skin infection?
- 25th November 1984A student counts 19 pulse beats in 10 seconds immediately after running. Calculate her heart rate in beats per minute.
- 26th November 1984State how many chromosomes are found in a normal human body cell, and how they are arranged.
- 27th November 1984Why is a polystyrene cup with a lid used in energy-change experiments?
- 28th November 1984Write the electronic structure of a magnesium atom (12 electrons).
- 29th November 1984A student measures the mass of a beaker of hydrochloric acid and marble chips as they react and finds it falls. Explain why.
- 30th November 1984In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the carbon anodes need to be replaced regularly.