UK · Subject guide
Geology
A-Level Geology (WJEC Eduqas) — Earth materials, processes and deep time, with optional applied and field-based themes.
01 · Overview
Geology
A-Level Geology (WJEC Eduqas) — Earth materials, processes and deep time, with optional applied and field-based themes.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
Elements, minerals and rocks
The composition of the Earth and crust, silicate structures, and identification of rock-forming minerals and the three rock classes.
- 02
Surface and internal processes of the rock cycle
Weathering, erosion, transport and deposition together with the internal-energy processes that complete the rock cycle.
- 03
Time and change
Uniformitarianism and relative and absolute (radiometric) dating used to sequence geological events.
- 04
Earth structure and global tectonics
The internal structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, plate boundaries and their features.
- 05
Rock forming processes
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic processes and the interpretation of sedimentary environments.
- 06
Rock deformation
Folds, faults and joints, classifying faults from principal stresses, and reactivation of structures.
- 07
Past life and past climates
The fossil record as evidence of evolution and mass extinctions, and the reconstruction of past climates.
- 08
Earth materials and natural resources
Metalliferous ores, industrial minerals, hydrocarbons and coals, reservoirs, hydrogeology and prospecting.
- 09
Geohazards
Seismic, mass-movement, volcanic and tsunami hazards, with risk assessment, prediction and management.
- 10
Geological map applications
Interpreting outcrop patterns and Survey maps for sub-surface structure and for engineering and extraction.
- 11
Quaternary geology
Quaternary climate controls, deposits and fossil evidence for environmental change (optional theme).
- 12
Geological evolution of Britain
Britain's stratigraphy through terrane assembly and the Caledonian, Variscan and Alpine orogenies (optional theme).
- 13
Geology of the lithosphere
The Earth's heat loss, plate-driving mechanisms, formation and recycling of oceanic lithosphere and continental-crust processes (optional theme).
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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