Daily Practice · GCSE Science
August 2016 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in August 2016, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in August 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2016Why is the density of a gas much lower than that of the same substance as a liquid?
- 2nd August 2016A resultant force of 45 N acts on an object of mass 9.0 kg. Calculate its acceleration. Use F = m x a.
- 3rd August 2016State the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
- 4th August 2016Name the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 5th August 2016Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 6th August 2016Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
- 7th August 2016State three factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.
- 8th August 2016Explain why sweating cools the body down.
- 9th August 2016State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
- 10th August 2016Explain, in terms of particle size, how reverse osmosis separates water from dissolved salt.
- 11th August 2016What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
- 12th August 2016Explain why aluminium cannot be extracted from aluminium oxide by heating with carbon.
- 13th August 2016State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 14th August 2016Name the catalyst used when an alkene reacts with hydrogen to form an alkane.
- 15th August 2016Name three greenhouse gases.
- 16th August 2016A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
- 17th August 2016State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.
- 18th August 2016What did Bohr add to the nuclear model?
- 19th August 2016A force of 40 N is applied 0.25 m from a pivot. Calculate the moment.
- 20th August 2016A rectangular coil carrying a current is placed in a magnetic field, with its two long sides parallel to each other. Explain why the coil rotates rather than moving in a straight line.
- 21st August 2016Why must the same volume of solution be used in every tube in an enzyme investigation?
- 22nd August 2016Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- 23rd August 2016Describe the symptoms of rose black spot and its effect on the plant.
- 24th August 2016Define homeostasis.
- 25th August 2016Give one example of variation that is caused purely by the environment rather than by genes.
- 26th August 2016Explain, in terms of electrons, why reactivity decreases going down Group 7.
- 27th August 2016Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his table?
- 28th August 2016Calculate the mass of 0.25 mol of sodium hydroxide, NaOH. (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
- 29th August 2016Explain, in terms of bonds, why breaking bonds is an endothermic process.
- 30th August 2016In the Haber process, state the effect of removing some ammonia from the equilibrium mixture as it forms on the position of equilibrium.
- 31st August 2016State the flame test colour for sodium ions.