GCSE Geology (Eduqas / WJEC)
30 free revision lessons in 5 units. Open the course or go straight to a lesson.
Rocks and Minerals
Identify, classify and interpret igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and the minerals that build them
- Minerals: Properties and Identification
- How Minerals Form
- Igneous Rocks: Texture, Mineralogy and Classification
- Magma, Volcanoes and Igneous Bodies
- Weathering, Erosion and Sediment Transport
- Sedimentary Rocks and Environments of Deposition
- Metamorphic Rocks: Heat, Pressure and Texture
Structures and Earth Dynamics
Read folds, faults and unconformities, and link them to the rock cycle and plate tectonics
- Folding and Tectonic Stress
- Faults and Fault Displacement
- Unconformities and Reading 3D Structures
- The Rock Cycle
- Earth Structure and the Development of Plate Theory
- Plate Boundaries and Their Products
Geological Time and the Story of Life
Date rocks, correlate strata and trace the development of life through deep time
- Stratigraphic Principles and Relative Dating
- Zone Fossils and Correlation
- Absolute Dating and Radioactive Decay
- Deep Time and the Age of the Earth
- The Origin and Development of Life
Earth Through Time and Across the Solar System
Track climate, sea level and atmospheric change on Earth and use other planets as analogues
- Icehouse and Greenhouse Earth
- Sea Level Change and Drowned Forests
- Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Feedbacks
- Planetary Geology: Earth and Its Neighbours
- Impacts, Craters and Planetary History
Hazards, Resources and Investigative Geology
Use map, field and prospecting skills to manage Earth hazards and the resources we depend on
- Earth Hazards: Earthquakes, Eruptions, Landslides and Tsunamis
- Predicting and Mitigating Earth Hazards
- Mineral Resources and Reserves
- Oil, Gas and Energy Resources
- Water, Aquifers and Waste
- Geology and Civil Engineering
- Investigative Geology: Maps, Fieldwork and Practical Skills