WJEC • Geology
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The Earth is composed of rocks which have distinctive mineralogies and textures.
In-depth notes explaining how geological structures affect engineering practice, types of foundations, tunnels, shrinking and swelling of clay, radon gas, brownfield sites and remediation
In-depth notes explaining porosity and permeability (and the factors affecting them), types of mass movement, mechanisms and triggers for mass movement, monitoring techniques and methods of controlling mass movement
In-depth notes explaining stress-strain graphs, factors affecting stress and strain, unconformities, folding, and faults (dip-slip and strike-slip)
Extensive notes explaining the environments, formation, extraction, prospecting techniques, hazards and environmental considerations of coal, hydrocarbons, metallic ores, igneous associations, sedimentary associations and non-metallic minerals
In-depth notes explaining the generation of magma at divergent boundaries, intraplate settings (hotspots) and convergent boundaries, the generation of granite, advanced radiometric dating, igneous bodies and igneous processes
Detailed notes and diagrams explaining igneous rocks and textures, the structure of oceanic crust, igneous structures, absolute dating and volcanoes (hazards, prediction and monitoring)
Notes and diagrams explaining the processes of metamorphism - both regional and contact - as well as the rocks produced by each. Includes how to describe the metamorphic rocks and create thin section drawings.
Detailed notes on the processes of fossilisation, the fossil record, and the fossil groups. Includes labelled diagrams.