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July 2017 - GCSE Science 5-a-day

Every GCSE Science sheet published in July 2017, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.

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July 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in July 2017

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st July 2017Complete the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast: glucose -> ___ + ___
  2. 2nd July 2017State one risk factor linked to type 2 diabetes.
  3. 3rd July 2017Explain why a pyramid of biomass is never wider at the top than at the bottom.
  4. 4th July 2017Give one reason distillation of seawater requires a large energy input.
  5. 5th July 2017Define a covalent bond.
  6. 6th July 2017A student reacts 2.4 g of magnesium with excess dilute hydrochloric acid: Mg + 2HCl -> MgCl2 + H2. Relative atomic mass of Mg = 24. Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen gas produced.
  7. 7th July 2017State the difference between a rechargeable cell and a non-rechargeable cell.
  8. 8th July 2017Define the term 'homologous series'.
  9. 9th July 2017Name the two gases released in large amounts by volcanic activity that formed most of the Earth's early atmosphere.
  10. 10th July 2017Name the energy store associated with a moving car.
  11. 11th July 2017Calculate the current drawn by a 1150 W kettle on a 230 V supply.
  12. 12th July 2017State the approximate radius of a nucleus compared with the radius of an atom.
  13. 13th July 2017Write down the equation that links moment, force and distance.
  14. 14th July 2017A wire of length 0.20 m carries a current of 5.0 A at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.60 T. Calculate the force on the wire.
  15. 15th July 2017State the difference between resolution and accuracy.
  16. 16th July 2017State the type of large biological molecule that all enzymes are made from.
  17. 17th July 2017How do bacteria make a person feel ill?
  18. 18th July 2017Explain, in terms of blood vessels, how the skin helps to cool the body when it is too hot.
  19. 19th July 2017Define speciation.
  20. 20th July 2017A sample contains 90% of an isotope with mass number 10 and 10% of an isotope with mass number 11. Calculate the relative atomic mass, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st July 2017On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
  22. 22nd July 2017In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?
  23. 23rd July 2017Using the values in the previous question, calculate the overall energy change for the reaction.
  24. 24th July 2017State the catalyst commonly used in the Haber process.
  25. 25th July 2017Why must dilute nitric acid be added before silver nitrate solution when testing for a halide ion?
  26. 26th July 2017State the equation for work done.
  27. 27th July 2017A resistor of resistance 15 ohm is connected to a 6.0 V supply. Calculate the current flowing through it. Use V = I x R.
  28. 28th July 2017State the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
  29. 29th July 2017Define the term 'vector quantity' and give one example.
  30. 30th July 2017Name the type of electromagnetic wave used to treat cancer by killing cells in a tumour, and state which part of the atom emits it.
  31. 31st July 2017State one difference between a moon and an artificial satellite.