Daily Practice · GCSE Science
May 2010 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in May 2010, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in May 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2010State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 2nd May 2010Define the term 'homologous series'.
- 3rd May 2010State the approximate percentage of nitrogen in today's atmosphere.
- 4th May 2010A spring is compressed. Which energy store increases?
- 5th May 2010State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.
- 6th May 2010What did Bohr add to the nuclear model?
- 7th May 2010Write down the equation that links moment, force and distance.
- 8th May 2010A wire of length 0.20 m carries a current of 5.0 A at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.60 T. Calculate the force on the wire.
- 9th May 2010Why must the same volume of solution be used in every tube in an enzyme investigation?
- 10th May 2010Name the organ system responsible for breaking food down into small, soluble molecules.
- 11th May 2010Describe the symptoms of rose black spot and its effect on the plant.
- 12th May 2010Explain, in terms of blood vessels, how the skin helps to cool the body when it is too hot.
- 13th May 2010Define speciation.
- 14th May 2010An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
- 15th May 2010Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his table?
- 16th May 2010Calculate the mass of 0.25 mol of sodium hydroxide, NaOH. (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
- 17th May 2010Give one everyday example of an endothermic process.
- 18th May 2010State the catalyst commonly used in the Haber process.
- 19th May 2010State the flame test colour for sodium ions.
- 20th May 2010Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by a 60 kg person climbing 5 m. (g = 9.8 N/kg)
- 21st May 2010A current of 2.0 A flows through a resistor for 30 s. Calculate the charge that flows. Use Q = I x t.
- 22nd May 2010A gas at 200 kPa occupies 3.0 cubic metres. It is compressed to 1.5 cubic metres at constant temperature. Calculate the new pressure.
- 23rd May 2010Define the term 'vector quantity' and give one example.
- 24th May 2010Name the type of electromagnetic wave used to treat cancer by killing cells in a tumour, and state which part of the atom emits it.
- 25th May 2010State one difference between a moon and an artificial satellite.
- 26th May 2010State three functions of mitosis.
- 27th May 2010What happens to guard cells when a plant is short of water?
- 28th May 2010Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
- 29th May 2010Define phenotype.
- 30th May 2010State one method used to try to maintain biodiversity.
- 31st May 2010Explain, using the reactivity series, why attaching blocks of zinc to the hull of a steel ship helps prevent the steel from rusting.