OCR A Level Geology Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Access the official OCR A Level Geology H414/02 Scientific Literacy in Geology June 2025 question paper PDF. This examiner-produced OCR paper contains the exact analytical, practical, data-interpretation, palaeontology, tectonics, environmental geology, and extended-response questions sat by candidates during the June 2025 OCR A Level Geology examination series.

The paper assesses a broad range of advanced geology topics including structural geology, folding and faulting, slaty cleavage, deformation and strain, palaeoclimatology, atmospheric CO2 change, isotope analysis, supercontinents, ore geology, hematite investigations, geochemical exploration, earthquakes, geohazards, tectonic processes, magnetic anomalies, trilobites, Lagerstätten deposits, facies analysis, basin evolution, hydrogeology, and engineering geology.

Students are tested through geological calculations, graph interpretation, fieldwork-style analysis, fossil interpretation, geophysical reasoning, sedimentological analysis, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, statistical interpretation, and scientific-literacy evaluation tasks. The paper also includes extended-response questions on atmospheric carbon dioxide impacts and the catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam in California.

Major question themes include Pangaea and global climate, deep-sea sediment core analysis, hematite purity testing using Loss on Ignition and acid-insoluble-material experiments, tectonic plate movement mechanisms, trilobite morphology and extinction, Burgess Shale and Solnhofen Lagerstätten preservation, Welsh Basin facies analysis, and engineering-geology failures associated with dams and tunnels.

This OCR H414/02 June 2025 question paper is ideal for timed mock examinations, OCR examiner-style preparation, geology practical-skills development, data-analysis practice, and independent Earth-science revision. Fully updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, the PDF is optimised for desktop, tablet, and mobile geology study.

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 scientific literacy, geological interpretation, and Earth-system processes.

It is especially valuable for students aiming to improve analytical geology skills, practical investigation techniques, palaeoenvironmental interpretation, data analysis, engineering-geology understanding, 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.