Daily Practice · GCSE Science
June 2018 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in June 2018, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in June 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2018Name the catalyst used when an alkene reacts with hydrogen to form an alkane.
- 2nd June 2018State the approximate percentage of nitrogen in today's atmosphere.
- 3rd June 2018A spring is compressed. Which energy store increases?
- 4th June 2018What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
- 5th June 2018What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
- 6th June 2018A force of 40 N is applied 0.25 m from a pivot. Calculate the moment.
- 7th June 2018A 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.
- 8th June 2018In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
- 9th June 2018Name the organ system responsible for breaking food down into small, soluble molecules.
- 10th June 2018Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?
- 11th June 2018Define homeostasis.
- 12th June 2018Give one example of variation that is caused purely by the environment rather than by genes.
- 13th June 2018An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
- 14th June 2018State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
- 15th June 2018Define the limiting reactant.
- 16th June 2018Give one everyday example of an endothermic process.
- 17th June 2018In the Haber process, state the effect of removing some ammonia from the equilibrium mixture as it forms on the position of equilibrium.
- 18th June 2018Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
- 19th June 2018Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?
- 20th June 2018A current of 2.0 A flows through a resistor for 30 s. Calculate the charge that flows. Use Q = I x t.
- 21st June 2018What causes the pressure of a gas on the walls of its container?
- 22nd June 2018A runner completes a 400 m race in 52 s. Calculate her average speed, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
- 23rd June 2018Name the type of electromagnetic wave used by a television remote control.
- 24th June 2018Explain why a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit has a changing velocity even though its speed stays constant.
- 25th June 2018Give one advantage of therapeutic cloning over using unrelated embryonic stem cells.
- 26th June 2018Why are xylem cells strengthened with lignin?
- 27th June 2018Why is glucose converted into starch for storage?
- 28th June 2018Explain, using the idea of natural selection, why a population of insects can become resistant to a pesticide over time.
- 29th June 2018State one way in which high biodiversity benefits an ecosystem.
- 30th June 2018Explain how painting an iron gate helps prevent it from rusting.