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ocrTuesday 4 June 2024 – Morning
A Level Geology
H414/01 Fundamentals of geology
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
You can use:
an HB pencil
a protractor
a ruler (cm/mm)
a scientific or graphical calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
INSTRUCTIONS
Last name
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
• Where appropriate, your answer should be supported with working. Marks might be
given for using a correct method, even if your answer is wrong.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 110.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 28 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
You should spend a maximum of 35 minutes on this section.
For each question write the letter in the box.
The diagram shows a thin section of a rock made of one mineral.
×10
Use the thin section diagram to answer questions 1 and 2.
1 The mineral in the rock has rhombohedral cleavage and is scratched by a copper coin but not by
a fingernail.
Which mineral is the rock composed of?
A Calcite
B Orthoclase feldspar
C Plagioclase feldspar
D Quartz
Your answer [1]
2 What is the rock type?
A Marble
B Metaquartzite
C Orthoquartzite
D Phyllite
Your answer [1]
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3 The table shows the bulk composition of a sample from a chondritic meteorite that fell to Earth
in 1934.
Oxide Weight (%)
SiO2 39.1
Al 2O3 1.9
FeO 31.5
MgO 20.7
CaO 1.5
Others 5.3
Which layer of the Earth has a composition most similar to this meteorite?
A Continental crust
B Mantle
C Oceanic crust
D Outer core
Your answer [1]
4 The nebular hypothesis explains the formation of the Solar System.
What is the correct order of the formation of the Solar System according to this hypothesis?
Earliest event Latest event
A Giant nebula collapses Rotation decreases and Formation of planetesimals
protoplanetary disc forms
B Giant nebula collapses Rotation increases and Formation of planetesimals
protoplanetary disc forms
C Rotation decreases and Formation of planetesimals Giant nebula collapses
protoplanetary disc forms
D Rotation increases and Formation of planetesimals Giant nebula collapses
protoplanetary disc forms
Your answer [1]
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