Daily Practice · GCSE Science
May 2026 - GCSE Science 5-a-day
Every GCSE Science sheet published in May 2026, with answers. Biology, chemistry and physics recall, definition and calculation, drawn from every strand.
Every sheet in May 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2026A skydiver reaches terminal velocity during free fall. Explain what is meant by 'terminal velocity'.
- 2nd May 2026State the seven regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency.
- 3rd May 2026State what provides the centripetal force that keeps a planet in orbit around the Sun.
- 4th May 2026Give one advantage of therapeutic cloning over using unrelated embryonic stem cells.
- 5th May 2026Why are xylem cells strengthened with lignin?
- 6th May 2026Why is glucose converted into starch for storage?
- 7th May 2026Define the term allele.
- 8th May 2026State one way in which high biodiversity benefits an ecosystem.
- 9th May 2026Explain how painting an iron gate helps prevent it from rusting.
- 10th May 2026Why can an ionic solid not conduct electricity?
- 11th May 2026Name the salt made from zinc oxide and nitric acid.
- 12th May 2026State what is meant by a catalyst.
- 13th May 2026Explain why carboxylic acids are described as 'weak acids'.
- 14th May 2026Name the two gases produced by photosynthesis and the substance it consumes alongside carbon dioxide.
- 15th May 2026Define specific heat capacity.
- 16th May 2026Name the change of state when a liquid becomes a gas throughout the liquid, at its boiling point.
- 17th May 2026State the number of protons and the number of neutrons in an alpha particle.
- 18th May 2026Explain why ultraviolet radiation can be harmful to human skin.
- 19th May 2026State two ways of inducing a potential difference across a conductor using a magnetic field.
- 20th May 2026A 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).
- 21st May 2026Why does a food test for sugars need a water bath?
- 22nd May 2026Explain what is meant by a double blind trial.
- 23rd May 2026A ruler is released and falls 20 cm before being caught. Using distance = 0.5 x g x time^2 with g = 9.8 m/s^2, calculate the reaction time, to 3 significant figures.
- 24th May 2026Name the equipment used to measure the abundance of a small plant species within a sample area.
- 25th May 2026State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
- 26th May 2026State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
- 27th May 2026Give the formula for atom economy.
- 28th May 2026Explain, in terms of the reaction pathway, why adding a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction without changing the overall energy change of the reaction.
- 29th May 2026Define the term 'hydrocarbon'.
- 30th May 2026State one advantage of running known reference substances alongside an unknown sample on the same chromatogram, rather than only comparing to published Rf values.
- 31st May 2026How is the uncertainty in a set of repeated readings usually estimated?