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Produced in partnership with OCR for the 2008 OCR A Level Geology specification, thisAS/A2 Student Book is the first ever course-specific geology textbook produced for A Level students.

 

• Written by experienced examiners for tailored support to the new specification

• Integrates How Science Works throughout the book to help students understand the underlying principles of science.

• Exam tips and practice questions build students’ confidence to help them tackle the exam questions.

• Includes two sections with advice on improving practical and field skills.

• Summary spreads allow students to check their understanding of each unit and aid self-study.

OCR Geology AS & A2 Student Book

Unit 1 Global Tectonics
Module 1 Earth Structure
Module 2 Earthquakes
Module 3 Continental Drift, Sea Floor spreading & Plate Tectonics
Module 4 Geological Structures

Unit 2 Rocks
Module 1 The Rock Cycle
Module 2 Igneous Processes & Products
Module 3 Sedimentary Processes & Products
Module 4 Metamorphic Processes & Products

Unit 3 Practical skills

Unit 4 Environmental Geology
Module 1 Water Supply
Module 2 Energy Resources
Module 3 Metallic Mineral Deposits
Module 4 Engineering Geology

Unit 5 Evolution of Life, Earth & Climate
Module 1 Formation of Fossils
Module 2 Morphology of Fossils & Adaptation of Organisms to Live in Different Environments
Module 3 Fossil Evidence of the Evolution of Organisms & Mass Extinctions
Module 4 Dating Methods, Correlation Methods & Interpreting Geological Maps
Module 5 Changing Climate

Unit 6 Practical skills