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February 2019 - GCSE Science 5-a-day

Every GCSE Science sheet published in February 2019, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.

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February 2019

28 sheets · 140 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in February 2019

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

  1. 1st February 2019State the difference between a rechargeable cell and a non-rechargeable cell.
  2. 2nd February 2019State the type of reaction that occurs when bromine adds across the double bond of an alkene.
  3. 3rd February 2019Give two processes that removed carbon dioxide from the early atmosphere.
  4. 4th February 2019Calculate the kinetic energy of a 2.0 kg trolley moving at 4.0 m/s.
  5. 5th February 2019Calculate the current drawn by a 1150 W kettle on a 230 V supply.
  6. 6th February 2019State the approximate radius of a nucleus compared with the radius of an atom.
  7. 7th February 2019Explain why a rucksack with wide, padded straps is more comfortable to carry than one with thin straps, for the same load.
  8. 8th February 2019State the three factors needed for a current-carrying wire to experience a force due to the motor effect.
  9. 9th February 2019State the difference between resolution and accuracy.
  10. 10th February 2019Explain why the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction decreases sharply above the enzyme's optimum temperature.
  11. 11th February 2019How do bacteria make a person feel ill?
  12. 12th February 2019A patient's core body temperature has fallen to 35 degrees Celsius. State two physical responses their body makes to raise it back toward normal.
  13. 13th February 2019Explain one reason it took many years for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to become widely accepted.
  14. 14th February 2019Write the electronic structure of an atom with 12 electrons.
  15. 15th February 2019On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
  16. 16th February 2019In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?
  17. 17th February 2019A reaction profile shows the reactants at 220 kJ and the products at 340 kJ. State whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  18. 18th February 2019State what is meant by dynamic equilibrium.
  19. 19th February 2019Why must dilute nitric acid be added before silver nitrate solution when testing for a halide ion?
  20. 20th February 2019State the equation for work done.
  21. 21st February 2019State the UK mains supply frequency and typical potential difference.
  22. 22nd February 2019State the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
  23. 23rd February 2019A skydiver reaches terminal velocity during free fall. Explain what is meant by 'terminal velocity'.
  24. 24th February 2019State the seven regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency.
  25. 25th February 2019State what provides the centripetal force that keeps a planet in orbit around the Sun.
  26. 26th February 2019Where in a plant are stem cells found?
  27. 27th February 2019Name the process by which dissolved sugars are transported in the phloem.
  28. 28th February 2019Why is photosynthesis described as endothermic?