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April 2021 - GCSE Science 5-a-day

Every GCSE Science sheet published in April 2021, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.

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April 2021

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in April 2021

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

  1. 1st April 2021Give one reason for taking the gradient from the line of best fit rather than from two data points.
  2. 2nd April 2021State the equation linking potential difference, current and resistance.
  3. 3rd April 2021Define half-life.
  4. 4th April 2021Explain why a larger vehicle mass increases braking distance.
  5. 5th April 2021State the type of force that always acts between an induced magnet and the magnet that induced it.
  6. 6th April 2021Name the model of the origin of the universe that is supported by red-shift observations.
  7. 7th April 2021Define osmosis.
  8. 8th April 2021Which type of pathogen causes athlete's foot, a fungal skin infection?
  9. 9th April 2021Define oxygen debt.
  10. 10th April 2021Explain one benefit of the Human Genome Project.
  11. 11th April 2021A gas syringe collects 48 cubic centimetres of gas in 40 seconds. Calculate the mean rate.
  12. 12th April 2021Why do isotopes of an element react in the same way?
  13. 13th April 2021Calculate the Mr of calcium carbonate, CaCO3. (Ca = 40, C = 12, O = 16)
  14. 14th April 2021Explain why solid sodium chloride does not conduct electricity, but molten sodium chloride does.
  15. 15th April 2021In the gas-volume required practical measuring how concentration affects rate, state one variable that should be controlled.
  16. 16th April 2021State the reagent added, and the result, that shows a white solid contains sulfate ions.
  17. 17th April 2021State the two products of the complete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
  18. 18th April 2021State one way to increase the efficiency of a motor.
  19. 19th April 2021Why is the density of a gas much lower than that of the same substance as a liquid?
  20. 20th April 2021A box has a driving force of 250 N forward and friction of 180 N backward. Calculate the resultant force, including its direction.
  21. 21st April 2021A wave travels from air into glass and slows down. State what happens to its direction, and explain why in terms of wavelength.
  22. 22nd April 2021State what a nebula is, and explain its role in the life cycle of a star.
  23. 23rd April 2021Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
  24. 24th April 2021Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
  25. 25th April 2021Explain why anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
  26. 26th April 2021Name the hormone released by the adrenal glands that prepares the body for fight or flight.
  27. 27th April 2021State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
  28. 28th April 2021State what is meant by sustainable development.
  29. 29th April 2021What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
  30. 30th April 2021State the pH value of a neutral solution.