Daily Practice · GCSE Science
September 2023 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in September 2023, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in September 2023
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2023State what is shown on a rate graph when the line for the volume of gas produced becomes horizontal (flat).
- 2nd September 2023State the functional group found in all carboxylic acids.
- 3rd September 2023Name the two gases produced by photosynthesis and the substance it consumes alongside carbon dioxide.
- 4th September 2023State the equation for gravitational potential energy.
- 5th September 2023Name the change of state when a liquid becomes a gas throughout the liquid, at its boiling point.
- 6th September 2023Radium-226 (atomic number 88) decays by alpha emission. State the atomic number of the nucleus formed.
- 7th September 2023State the speed at which all electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum.
- 8th September 2023A transformer has 500 turns on its primary coil and 2500 turns on its secondary coil. State, with a reason, whether this is a step-up or a step-down transformer.
- 9th September 2023A student views a red blood cell at a magnification of x2000. The image of the cell measures 20 mm across. Calculate the real width of the cell, giving your answer in micrometres (um).
- 10th September 2023Explain what happens to an enzyme above its optimum temperature.
- 11th September 2023Name three non-specific defences of the human body.
- 12th September 2023Name the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS).
- 13th September 2023Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
- 14th September 2023State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
- 15th September 2023State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
- 16th September 2023Convert a concentration of 0.20 moles per cubic decimetre of NaOH into grams per cubic decimetre. (Mr = 40)
- 17th September 2023State the energy transfer that occurs during an exothermic reaction.
- 18th September 2023Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
- 19th September 2023In a chromatography experiment, a dye spot travels 4.5 cm and the solvent front travels 6.0 cm. Calculate its Rf value.
- 20th September 2023Define the resolution of a measuring instrument.
- 21st September 2023Two 4 ohm resistors are connected in series. Calculate the total resistance.
- 22nd September 2023Which type of radiation is stopped by a sheet of paper?
- 23rd September 2023A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
- 24th September 2023State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.
- 25th September 2023State whether a galaxy moving towards Earth would show a red-shift or a blue-shift in its light.
- 26th September 2023Why does active transport require energy?
- 27th September 2023Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
- 28th September 2023State two things excess glucose can be converted into for storage in the human body.
- 29th September 2023Define homozygous.
- 30th September 2023Name one way to make a rate of reaction experiment more valid rather than simply more precise.