Daily Practice · GCSE Science
November 2011 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in November 2011, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in November 2011
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2011Name the second major piece of observational evidence, besides red-shift, that supports the Big Bang model.
- 2nd November 2011Define osmosis.
- 3rd November 2011Which type of pathogen causes athlete's foot, a fungal skin infection?
- 4th November 2011A student counts 19 pulse beats in 10 seconds immediately after running. Calculate her heart rate in beats per minute.
- 5th November 2011State how many chromosomes are found in a normal human body cell, and how they are arranged.
- 6th November 2011A gas syringe collects 48 cubic centimetres of gas in 40 seconds. Calculate the mean rate.
- 7th November 2011Why do isotopes of an element react in the same way?
- 8th November 2011Calculate the Mr of calcium carbonate, CaCO3. (Ca = 40, C = 12, O = 16)
- 9th November 2011In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the carbon anodes need to be replaced regularly.
- 10th November 2011State the condition, in terms of energy, that colliding particles must meet for a reaction to occur.
- 11th November 2011State the reagent added, and the result, that shows a white solid contains sulfate ions.
- 12th November 2011State the two products of the complete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 13th November 2011State one way to increase the efficiency of a motor.
- 14th November 2011Why is the density of a gas much lower than that of the same substance as a liquid?
- 15th November 2011A box has a driving force of 250 N forward and friction of 180 N backward. Calculate the resultant force, including its direction.
- 16th November 2011A wave has a period of 0.005 s. Calculate its frequency.
- 17th November 2011State the difference between a natural satellite and an artificial satellite, and give one example of each.
- 18th November 2011Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 19th November 2011Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
- 20th November 2011Explain why anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
- 21st November 2011Name the hormone that causes the liver to convert stored glycogen back into glucose.
- 22nd November 2011State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
- 23rd November 2011State what is meant by sustainable development.
- 24th November 2011What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
- 25th November 2011State the pH value of a neutral solution.
- 26th November 2011State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 27th November 2011State the type of reaction that occurs when bromine adds across the double bond of an alkene.
- 28th November 2011Explain, in terms of infrared radiation, how greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm.
- 29th November 2011A motor is supplied with 800 J of energy and wastes 240 J as heat. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
- 30th November 2011State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.