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April 1993 5-a-day

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April 1993

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in April 1993

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st April 1993Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
  2. 2nd April 1993Complete the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast: glucose -> ___ + ___
  3. 3rd April 1993Explain why sweating cools the body down.
  4. 4th April 1993A 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.
  5. 5th April 1993Give one reason distillation of seawater requires a large energy input.
  6. 6th April 1993Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
  7. 7th April 1993A student reacts 2.4 g of magnesium with excess dilute hydrochloric acid: Mg + 2HCl -> MgCl2 + H2. Relative atomic mass of Mg = 24. Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen gas produced.
  8. 8th April 1993State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
  9. 9th April 1993Name the catalyst used when an alkene reacts with hydrogen to form an alkane.
  10. 10th April 1993Name the two gases released in large amounts by volcanic activity that formed most of the Earth's early atmosphere.
  11. 11th April 1993Name the energy store associated with a moving car.
  12. 12th April 1993What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
  13. 13th April 1993What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
  14. 14th April 1993A force of 40 N is applied 0.25 m from a pivot. Calculate the moment.
  15. 15th April 1993A rectangular coil carrying a current is placed in a magnetic field, with its two long sides parallel to each other. Explain why the coil rotates rather than moving in a straight line.
  16. 16th April 1993In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
  17. 17th April 1993State the type of large biological molecule that all enzymes are made from.
  18. 18th April 1993Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?
  19. 19th April 1993Define homeostasis.
  20. 20th April 1993Give one example of variation that is caused purely by the environment rather than by genes.
  21. 21st April 1993A sample contains 90% of an isotope with mass number 10 and 10% of an isotope with mass number 11. Calculate the relative atomic mass, to 1 decimal place.
  22. 22nd April 1993State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
  23. 23rd April 1993Define the limiting reactant.
  24. 24th April 1993Using the values in the previous question, calculate the overall energy change for the reaction.
  25. 25th April 1993In the Haber process, state the effect of removing some ammonia from the equilibrium mixture as it forms on the position of equilibrium.
  26. 26th April 1993Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
  27. 27th April 1993Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?
  28. 28th April 1993A resistor of resistance 15 ohm is connected to a 6.0 V supply. Calculate the current flowing through it. Use V = I x R.
  29. 29th April 1993What causes the pressure of a gas on the walls of its container?
  30. 30th April 1993A runner completes a 400 m race in 52 s. Calculate her average speed, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.