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April 2022 - GCSE Science 5-a-day

Every GCSE Science sheet published in April 2022, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.

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April 2022

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in April 2022

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 2022In a simple d.c. electric motor, state the name and function of the component that reverses the current in the coil every half turn.
  2. 2nd April 2022State the difference between resolution and accuracy.
  3. 3rd April 2022State two ways that bile aids the digestion of fats.
  4. 4th April 2022How do bacteria make a person feel ill?
  5. 5th April 2022Name the gland that monitors and controls blood glucose concentration.
  6. 6th April 2022Explain why genetic engineering can introduce a new characteristic in a single generation, while selective breeding cannot.
  7. 7th April 2022State the relative charge of a neutron.
  8. 8th April 2022On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
  9. 9th April 2022In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?
  10. 10th April 2022A reaction profile shows the reactants at 150 kJ and the peak (activation energy point) at 195 kJ. Calculate the activation energy.
  11. 11th April 2022State the two named reactants used in the Haber process.
  12. 12th April 2022Why must dilute nitric acid be added before silver nitrate solution when testing for a halide ion?
  13. 13th April 2022State the equation for work done.
  14. 14th April 2022A component has a current of 5.0 A and a resistance of 8.0 ohm. Calculate the power dissipated using P = I^2 x R.
  15. 15th April 2022State the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
  16. 16th April 2022A ball decelerates uniformly from 18 m/s to 0 m/s over a distance of 2.7 m while being caught. Using (final velocity)^2 = (initial velocity)^2 + 2 x acceleration x distance, calculate its deceleration.
  17. 17th April 2022An X-ray has a wavelength of 1 x 10^-10 m. Calculate its frequency (speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s).
  18. 18th April 2022A satellite in a stable, small-radius, close orbit around the Earth is compared with a satellite in a stable, large-radius, distant orbit. State which of the two satellites has the greater orbital speed.
  19. 19th April 2022Where in a plant are stem cells found?
  20. 20th April 2022Name the process by which dissolved sugars are transported in the phloem.
  21. 21st April 2022Why is photosynthesis described as endothermic?
  22. 22nd April 2022Give one piece of evidence that supports Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
  23. 23rd April 2022State one human activity that reduces the amount of land available for other organisms.
  24. 24th April 2022State the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
  25. 25th April 2022State the size range of a nanoparticle.
  26. 26th April 2022Why is aluminium extracted by electrolysis rather than by reduction with carbon?
  27. 27th April 2022Explain, using collision theory, why increasing the concentration of a reactant in solution increases the rate of a reaction.
  28. 28th April 2022Name the two methods used to produce ethanol industrially.
  29. 29th April 2022Name the two gases produced by photosynthesis and the substance it consumes alongside carbon dioxide.
  30. 30th April 2022What happens to the energy described as 'wasted' in a transfer?