Daily Practice · GCSE Science
May 2018 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in May 2018, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in May 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2018Distinguish repeatability from reproducibility.
- 2nd May 2018How does the resistance of a thermistor change as it gets hotter?
- 3rd May 2018What is an alpha particle made of?
- 4th May 2018A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
- 5th May 2018State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.
- 6th May 2018State whether a galaxy moving towards Earth would show a red-shift or a blue-shift in its light.
- 7th May 2018Explain why a plant cell placed in pure water does not burst.
- 8th May 2018Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
- 9th May 2018State two things excess glucose can be converted into for storage in the human body.
- 10th May 2018Define homozygous.
- 11th May 2018In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
- 12th May 2018An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
- 13th May 2018Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
- 14th May 2018Molten zinc chloride, ZnCl2, is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Write the half equation for the reaction at (a) the cathode, and (b) the anode.
- 15th May 2018A tangent drawn to a volume-time graph at 15 seconds passes through the points (5 s, 6 cm3) and (25 s, 66 cm3). Calculate the rate of reaction at 15 seconds.
- 16th May 2018A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
- 17th May 2018Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 18th May 2018Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
- 19th May 2018Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
- 20th May 2018A 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.
- 21st May 2018State the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
- 22nd May 2018Name the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 23rd May 2018State the function of the mitochondria.
- 24th May 2018Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
- 25th May 2018Name the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
- 26th May 2018Explain why sweating cools the body down.
- 27th May 2018A student places ten 1 m x 1 m quadrats at random across a school field of area 3000 m2 and counts a total of 45 dandelions across all ten quadrats. Estimate the total number of dandelions on the field.
- 28th May 2018Name one method used to sterilise fresh water during the production of potable water.
- 29th May 2018Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
- 30th May 2018Write the word equation for the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid.
- 31st May 2018State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.