Daily Practice · GCSE Science
January 2026 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in January 2026, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in January 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2026In the disappearing cross required practical, state the dependent variable that is measured.
- 2nd January 2026State the reagent added, and the result, that shows a white solid contains sulfate ions.
- 3rd January 2026State the two products of the complete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 4th January 2026State one way to increase the efficiency of a motor.
- 5th January 2026Why is the density of a gas much lower than that of the same substance as a liquid?
- 6th January 2026A resultant force of 45 N acts on an object of mass 9.0 kg. Calculate its acceleration. Use F = m x a.
- 7th January 2026A water wave has a wavelength of 0.4 m and a frequency of 2.5 Hz. Calculate its speed.
- 8th January 2026Explain how elements heavier than iron, such as gold, are created and distributed through the universe.
- 9th January 2026Name two structures found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.
- 10th January 2026Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
- 11th January 2026State three factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.
- 12th January 2026State the type of diabetes in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
- 13th January 2026State one abiotic factor that can affect the population of fish living in a pond.
- 14th January 2026Explain, in terms of particle size, how reverse osmosis separates water from dissolved salt.
- 15th January 2026What type of bonding is present in a compound formed between a metal and a non-metal?
- 16th January 2026Explain why aluminium cannot be extracted from aluminium oxide by heating with carbon.
- 17th January 2026State the two substances that react inside a hydrogen fuel cell.
- 18th January 2026Describe the colour change seen when an alkene is shaken with bromine water.
- 19th January 2026Name three greenhouse gases.
- 20th January 2026A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
- 21st January 2026State the potential difference and frequency of the UK mains supply.
- 22nd January 2026What did Bohr add to the nuclear model?
- 23rd January 2026State the name of the upward force acting on an object placed in a fluid.
- 24th January 2026A current-carrying wire experiences a force of 1.2 N when placed at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.40 T, carrying a current of 6.0 A. Calculate the length of wire in the field.
- 25th January 2026Why must the same volume of solution be used in every tube in an enzyme investigation?
- 26th January 2026Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- 27th January 2026Describe the symptoms of rose black spot and its effect on the plant.
- 28th January 2026State one difference between nervous and hormonal coordination.
- 29th January 2026State what is meant by a selection pressure.
- 30th January 2026Explain, in terms of electrons, why reactivity decreases going down Group 7.
- 31st January 2026Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his table?