Daily Practice · GCSE Science
November 2005 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in November 2005, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in November 2005
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2005Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
- 2nd November 2005Explain why aluminium cannot be extracted from aluminium oxide by heating with carbon.
- 3rd November 2005State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
- 4th November 2005Name the catalyst used when an alkene reacts with hydrogen to form an alkane.
- 5th November 2005Name three greenhouse gases.
- 6th November 2005A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
- 7th November 2005What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
- 8th November 2005What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
- 9th November 2005A force of 40 N is applied 0.25 m from a pivot. Calculate the moment.
- 10th November 2005A 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.
- 11th November 2005In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
- 12th November 2005Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- 13th November 2005Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?
- 14th November 2005Define homeostasis.
- 15th November 2005Give one example of variation that is caused purely by the environment rather than by genes.
- 16th November 2005Explain, in terms of electrons, why reactivity decreases going down Group 7.
- 17th November 2005State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
- 18th November 2005Define the limiting reactant.
- 19th November 2005Explain, in terms of bonds, why breaking bonds is an endothermic process.
- 20th November 2005In the Haber process, state the effect of removing some ammonia from the equilibrium mixture as it forms on the position of equilibrium.
- 21st November 2005Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
- 22nd November 2005Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?
- 23rd November 2005In a series circuit, the current through one lamp is 0.30 A. State the current through a second lamp in the same circuit.
- 24th November 2005What causes the pressure of a gas on the walls of its container?
- 25th November 2005A runner completes a 400 m race in 52 s. Calculate her average speed, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
- 26th November 2005Name the type of electromagnetic wave used by a television remote control.
- 27th November 2005Explain why a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit has a changing velocity even though its speed stays constant.
- 28th November 2005Give one advantage of therapeutic cloning over using unrelated embryonic stem cells.
- 29th November 2005Why are xylem cells strengthened with lignin?
- 30th November 2005Why is glucose converted into starch for storage?