Daily Practice · GCSE Science
August 2011 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in August 2011, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in August 2011
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2011State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
- 2nd August 2011Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.
- 3rd August 2011State the energy transfer that occurs during an endothermic reaction.
- 4th August 2011State what happens to the boiling point of hydrocarbons as their chain length increases.
- 5th August 2011A sample produces only one spot when run in three different solvents. What does this suggest about the sample?
- 6th August 2011Why should a line of best fit be drawn rather than joining the plotted points?
- 7th August 2011In a parallel circuit, how do the branch currents relate to the total current?
- 8th August 2011State the approximate radius of an atom.
- 9th August 2011A skateboarder of mass 55 kg moving at 4 m/s collides with and grabs onto a stationary shopping trolley of mass 20 kg, and they move off together. Calculate their combined velocity immediately after the collision.
- 10th August 2011Describe the shape of the magnetic field produced around a long straight wire carrying a current.
- 11th August 2011State how the amount of red-shift is related to a galaxy's distance from Earth.
- 12th August 2011Give one adaptation of a root hair cell for absorbing mineral ions.
- 13th August 2011Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
- 14th August 2011State the word equation for anaerobic respiration in human muscle cells.
- 15th August 2011State whether cystic fibrosis is caused by a dominant or a recessive allele.
- 16th August 2011Why is a polystyrene cup with a lid used in energy-change experiments?
- 17th August 2011Write the electronic structure of a magnesium atom (12 electrons).
- 18th August 2011A student measures the mass of a beaker of hydrochloric acid and marble chips as they react and finds it falls. Explain why.
- 19th August 2011Aqueous 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.
- 20th August 2011In the disappearing cross required practical, state the dependent variable that is measured.
- 21st August 2011Name the gas that relights a glowing splint.
- 22nd August 2011Name two gases that dissolve in atmospheric water droplets to cause acid rain.
- 23rd August 2011Define power and give its unit.
- 24th August 2011Convert a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre into kilograms per cubic metre.
- 25th August 2011A gardener pushes a mower with a force of 60 N through a distance of 8.0 m. Calculate the work done. Use W = F x s.
- 26th August 2011A water wave has a wavelength of 0.4 m and a frequency of 2.5 Hz. Calculate its speed.
- 27th August 2011Explain how elements heavier than iron, such as gold, are created and distributed through the universe.
- 28th August 2011Give one advantage of a light microscope over an electron microscope.
- 29th August 2011Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
- 30th August 2011Name the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 31st August 2011State the type of diabetes in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.