Daily Practice · GCSE Science
September 2014 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in September 2014, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in September 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2014State two conditions that increase the rate of transpiration.
- 2nd September 2014A lamp is moved from 15 cm to 30 cm away. What happens to the light intensity?
- 3rd September 2014State one difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering.
- 4th September 2014Name the biological process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into carbon compounds in a plant.
- 5th September 2014State one environmental benefit of recycling aluminium cans rather than making new aluminium from ore.
- 6th September 2014Explain why graphite conducts electricity but diamond does not.
- 7th September 2014State what is observed when magnesium ribbon is added to copper sulfate solution.
- 8th September 2014State the equation for the mean rate of a reaction in terms of the quantity of reactant used.
- 9th September 2014State the functional group found in all carboxylic acids.
- 10th September 2014Explain why the natural greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth, rather than being a purely harmful process.
- 11th September 2014Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.5 kg ball moving at 6 m/s.
- 12th September 2014State the correct SI unit for density.
- 13th September 2014Explain why americium-241, an alpha emitter, is suitable for use in a smoke detector.
- 14th September 2014State the speed at which all electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum.
- 15th September 2014A transformer has 500 turns on its primary coil and 2500 turns on its secondary coil. State, with a reason, whether this is a step-up or a step-down transformer.
- 16th September 2014Convert 0.02 mm into micrometres (um).
- 17th September 2014Where is bile made and where is it stored?
- 18th September 2014Why does a vaccinated person not usually become ill when they meet the pathogen?
- 19th September 2014Name the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS).
- 20th September 2014Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
- 21st September 2014State one benefit of recycling metal rather than extracting new metal from its ore.
- 22nd September 2014Name the three types of strong chemical bonding.
- 23rd September 2014Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.
- 24th September 2014State the energy transfer that occurs during an endothermic reaction.
- 25th September 2014Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
- 26th September 2014A sample produces only one spot when run in three different solvents. What does this suggest about the sample?
- 27th September 2014Why should a line of best fit be drawn rather than joining the plotted points?
- 28th September 2014In a parallel circuit, how do the branch currents relate to the total current?
- 29th September 2014State the approximate radius of an atom.
- 30th September 2014A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.