Daily Practice · GCSE Science
November 2023 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in November 2023, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in November 2023
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2023Give one example of variation that is caused purely by the environment rather than by genes.
- 2nd November 2023An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
- 3rd November 2023On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
- 4th November 2023In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?
- 5th November 2023Give one everyday example of an endothermic process.
- 6th November 2023In the Haber process, state the effect of removing some ammonia from the equilibrium mixture as it forms on the position of equilibrium.
- 7th November 2023Why must dilute nitric acid be added before silver nitrate solution when testing for a halide ion?
- 8th November 2023State the equation for work done.
- 9th November 2023A current of 2.0 A flows through a resistor for 30 s. Calculate the charge that flows. Use Q = I x t.
- 10th November 2023State the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
- 11th November 2023A runner completes a 400 m race in 52 s. Calculate her average speed, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
- 12th November 2023Name the type of electromagnetic wave used by a television remote control.
- 13th November 2023Explain why a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit has a changing velocity even though its speed stays constant.
- 14th November 2023Where in a plant are stem cells found?
- 15th November 2023Name the process by which dissolved sugars are transported in the phloem.
- 16th November 2023Why is photosynthesis described as endothermic?
- 17th November 2023Explain, using the idea of natural selection, why a population of insects can become resistant to a pesticide over time.
- 18th November 2023State one human activity that reduces the amount of land available for other organisms.
- 19th November 2023State the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
- 20th November 2023State the size range of a nanoparticle.
- 21st November 2023Why is aluminium extracted by electrolysis rather than by reduction with carbon?
- 22nd November 2023Explain, using collision theory, why increasing the concentration of a reactant in solution increases the rate of a reaction.
- 23rd November 2023Name the carboxylic acid produced when ethanol is oxidised.
- 24th November 2023Explain, in terms of gas molecules, why methane and water vapour, as well as carbon dioxide, are described as greenhouse gases.
- 25th November 2023What happens to the energy described as 'wasted' in a transfer?
- 26th November 2023A block has a volume of 50 cm^3 and a mass of 135 g. Calculate its density.
- 27th November 2023Explain the difference between irradiation and contamination.
- 28th November 2023Define the term 'wavelength' of a wave.
- 29th November 2023State the difference between an alternator and a dynamo.
- 30th November 2023A cube-shaped model cell has sides of length 3 cm. Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of the cube. Give your answer in the form n : 1.