Daily Practice · GCSE Science
March 2026 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in March 2026, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in March 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2026Describe phagocytosis.
- 2nd March 2026Define a synapse.
- 3rd March 2026Give one example of an abiotic factor that could affect where a plant species grows.
- 4th March 2026Explain why potable water is not the same as pure water.
- 5th March 2026Explain why sodium chloride conducts electricity when molten but not when solid.
- 6th March 2026Give the formula for percentage yield.
- 7th March 2026A student reacts excess zinc powder with 25 cm3 of copper sulfate solution in a polystyrene cup. The starting temperature is 21.0 degrees C and the maximum temperature reached is 58.5 degrees C. Calculate the temperature change.
- 8th March 2026State the general formula of the alkanes.
- 9th March 2026State two advantages of instrumental methods of analysis, such as GC-MS, compared with manual chemical tests.
- 10th March 2026Distinguish repeatability from reproducibility.
- 11th March 2026How does the resistance of a thermistor change as it gets hotter?
- 12th March 2026What is an alpha particle made of?
- 13th March 2026Calculate the momentum of a 1200 kg car travelling at 18 m/s.
- 14th March 2026Explain why a compass needle placed just outside one end of a current-carrying solenoid lines up parallel to the solenoid's axis.
- 15th March 2026Name the second major piece of observational evidence, besides red-shift, that supports the Big Bang model.
- 16th March 2026Explain why a plant cell placed in pure water does not burst.
- 17th March 2026Explain why a small number of healthy volunteers are given a very low dose of a new drug in the first stage of a clinical trial.
- 18th March 2026A student counts 19 pulse beats in 10 seconds immediately after running. Calculate her heart rate in beats per minute.
- 19th March 2026State how many chromosomes are found in a normal human body cell, and how they are arranged.
- 20th March 2026In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
- 21st March 2026An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
- 22nd March 2026Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
- 23rd March 2026In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the carbon anodes need to be replaced regularly.
- 24th March 2026State the condition, in terms of energy, that colliding particles must meet for a reaction to occur.
- 25th March 2026A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
- 26th March 2026Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
- 27th March 2026Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
- 28th March 2026Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
- 29th March 2026A cyclist rides 300 m north then 300 m back south to the start. State the total distance travelled and total displacement.
- 30th March 2026A wave has a period of 0.005 s. Calculate its frequency.
- 31st March 2026State the difference between a natural satellite and an artificial satellite, and give one example of each.