Daily Practice · GCSE Science
May 2014 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in May 2014, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in May 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2014State the difference between a pure substance and a formulation.
- 2nd May 2014Explain why burning a fuel can produce nitrogen oxides even if the fuel itself contains no nitrogen.
- 3rd May 2014Name three renewable energy resources.
- 4th May 2014State the equation for density.
- 5th May 2014A 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.
- 6th May 2014Give one everyday example of a transverse wave and one everyday example of a longitudinal wave.
- 7th May 2014State what happens to the orbital speed needed for a stable orbit as the orbital radius increases.
- 8th May 2014Why is a stain such as iodine used when preparing a slide?
- 9th May 2014Give two adaptations of a red blood cell.
- 10th May 2014Name the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 11th May 2014Explain why type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin injections rather than tablets.
- 12th May 2014Explain why a pyramid of biomass is never wider at the top than at the bottom.
- 13th May 2014Name one method used to sterilise fresh water during the production of potable water.
- 14th May 2014Define a covalent bond.
- 15th May 2014Write the word equation for the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid.
- 16th May 2014State the difference between a rechargeable cell and a non-rechargeable cell.
- 17th May 2014Name the alkene with the molecular formula C4H8.
- 18th May 2014State the approximate percentage of nitrogen in today's atmosphere.
- 19th May 2014A spring is compressed. Which energy store increases?
- 20th May 2014Calculate the current drawn by a 1150 W kettle on a 230 V supply.
- 21st May 2014State the approximate radius of a nucleus compared with the radius of an atom.
- 22nd May 2014A spanner is used to loosen a bolt. Explain why using a longer spanner makes it easier to loosen the bolt.
- 23rd May 2014State two ways of increasing the force produced by a motor effect setup, for a wire of fixed length at a fixed angle to the field.
- 24th May 2014State the difference between resolution and accuracy.
- 25th May 2014Name the organ system responsible for breaking food down into small, soluble molecules.
- 26th May 2014How do bacteria make a person feel ill?
- 27th May 2014Name the hormone released when blood glucose concentration is too high, and state its overall effect.
- 28th May 2014Define mutation.
- 29th May 2014An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
- 30th May 2014On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
- 31st May 2014In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?