OCR A Level Geology Paper 1 2025 Question Paper

Access the official OCR A Level Geology H414/01 Fundamentals of Geology June 2025 question paper PDF. This examiner-produced OCR paper contains the exact multiple-choice, structured, calculation, data-analysis, fieldwork, and extended-response questions sat by candidates during the June 2025 OCR A Level Geology examination series.

The paper assesses a wide range of advanced geology topics including mineralogy, Mohs hardness testing, igneous petrology, Bowen’s Reaction Series, sedimentology, carbonate classification, sedimentary structures, palaeontology, geophysics, plate tectonics, metamorphism, geological mapping, hydrogeology, geothermal gradients, oil and gas exploration, engineering geology, environmental geology, and groundwater chemistry.

Students are tested through geological calculations, graph interpretation, phase diagrams, geological cross-sections, ternary plots, mapping exercises, sedimentological analysis, structural geology interpretation, fossil identification, and practical fieldwork-style questions. The paper also includes extended-response tasks covering diagenesis, metamorphism, hydrothermal systems, and geological basin processes.

Major question themes include granite cooling history, gravity settling of olivine crystals, regional and contact metamorphism, fold and fault interpretation, dyke intrusion, geothermal systems in the Bristol-Bath basin, geophysical exploration techniques, and sedimentary-basin oil and gas traps. The paper is highly valuable for OCR examiner-style practice, timed mock examinations, self-assessment, and advanced geology revision.

Fully updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, the PDF is optimised for desktop, tablet, and mobile geology study and revision.

This document is designed for OCR A Level Geology students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 13 Earth science students, geology teachers, tutors, independent learners, resit candidates, and home-school students studying advanced geological processes and Earth systems.

It is especially valuable for students seeking to improve geological interpretation, practical-investigation technique, geological calculations, structural-geology analysis, fieldwork skills, and examiner-focused extended responses. Teachers and geology departments can also use the paper for classroom assessment, mock examinations, practical geology workshops, and OCR-standard revision sessions.