Rocks and weathering — AS & A Level Geography (9696) questions by topic
Rocks and weathering questions define terms such as heating and cooling, or hydration, name a type of weathering visible on a brick pavement, estimate the area of a landslide from a map, and name a type of mass movement labelled in a photograph. Explain, describe, name, assess and define are the command words, and define specifically wants a precise, textbook-accurate meaning rather than an example.
This page holds 30 real questions from 2023 to 2025 papers, worth 10 to 30 marks. Because definitions and named processes are marked on exact terminology, submitting your short answers for instant marking is the fastest way to check whether a term such as hydration has been defined precisely enough to earn the mark.
May–June 2025, Paper 11
Fig. 3.1 shows a written extract about a mass movement event. Identify four factors in Fig. 3.1 that may have influenced the mass movement event.
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe the differences between oceanic tectonic plates and continental tectonic plates.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 12
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a type of weathering on a brick pavement. Name the type of weathering shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Briefly describe two types of plate boundaries.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 13
Fig. 3.1 shows characteristics of different mass movements. State the characteristics of debris flow shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the weathering terms 'hydration' and 'carbonation'.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 11
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a slope in Somerset, UK. Name the type of mass movement at A shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the weathering terms freeze-thaw and pressure release (dilatation).
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 12
Fig. 3.1 is a diagram which shows a mass movement classification. Name the type of mass movement found at X in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the terms subduction and conservative plate boundary.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 13
Fig. 3.1 is a diagram which shows a mass movement classification. Name the type of mass movement found at X in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the terms subduction and conservative plate boundary.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a mass movement in the Isle of Wight, UK. Name the type of mass movement shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the weathering terms heating/cooling and hydration.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 12
Fig. 3.1 shows a model of a mass movement. State the type of mass movement shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 13
Fig. 3.1 shows models of different types of mass movements. State the type of mass movement shown in Fig. 3.1 that has the fastest speed under the driest conditions.
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe the process of rainsplash on slopes.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 11
Fig. 3.1 is a map of Lochnagar, South Island, New Zealand. Give an estimate for the area of the landslide shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the terms rainsplash and rills.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 12
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a mass movement. Name the type of mass movement shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe the processes of sediment movement on a slope.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 13
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a mass movement. Name the type of mass movement shown in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe the processes of sediment movement on a slope.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
Fig. 3.1 is a photograph which shows a mass movement. Name the type of mass movement labelled A in Fig. 3.1.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the weathering terms 'heating and cooling' and 'vegetation root action'.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 12
Fig. 3.1 shows the global distribution of young fold mountains and active volcanoes. Name one young fold mountain range shown in Fig. 3.1 that has no active volcanoes.
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe the main differences between mass movement processes of flows and slides.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 13
Fig. 3.1 shows the global distribution of plate boundaries and subduction zones. Name the type of plate boundary labelled Z.
Answer this question and get it marked →Define the mass movement terms heaves and falls.
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