Plate Tectonics Exam Questions
2015 Tectonic Activity – Irish Landscape Development
- Examine the influence of tectonic activity on the development of the Irish landscape.
2014 Plate Tectonics
- Describe and explain destructive plate boundaries. (30m)
2013 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Explain how the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions can be monitored and predicted (30m)
2012 Earthquakes
- Explain, with reference to examples that you have studied, how the theory of plate tectonics helps to explain the distribution of earthquakes around the world. (30m)
2011 Volcanoes
- Discuss the positive impacts of volcanic activity. (30m)
Folding & Faulting Exam Questions
2012 Folding
- Explain, with reference to examples that you have studied, how folding impacts on landscape development. (30m)
2010 Folding
- Explain how the study of plate tectonics has helped us to understand the global distribution of Fold Mountains.
Rocks & Rock Cycle Exam Questions
2014 Rocks
- Explain the formation of igneous rocks with reference to Irish examples.
2014 Sedimentary Structures
- Examine how sedimentary structures, such as bedding planes and joints, influence the development of landforms.
2012 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
- Describe the formation of one sedimentary rock that you have studied and briefly explain how this rock may be transformed into a metamorphic rock.
2011 Igneous Rock
- Explain the formation of two igneous rocks, with reference to examples from Ireland.
2010 Rocks
- Examine, with reference to examples from Ireland, the formation of metamorphic rocks.
2010 Human Interaction
- Humans interact with the rock cycle in many ways. Discuss this with reference to any one human interaction you have studied.
Weathering Exam Questions
2014 Rocks and Landscapes
- Examine how different rock types produce distinctive landscapes, with reference to examples that you have studied.
2013 Weathering
- Explain the process(es) of physical weathering or the process(es) of chemical weathering.
2012 Limestone Pavement
- With the aid of a diagram(s), explain how chemical weathering has shaped the limestone pavement in a karst region.
2010 Karst Landscape
- With reference to the Irish landscape, examine the processes which have influenced the development of any one underground landform in a karst region.
Surface Processes Exam Questions
2014 Landform Development Answer (i) or (ii).
- (i) Explain the formation of one landform of erosion and one landform of deposition that you have studied.
- (ii) Describe and explain two processes of mass movement that you have studied
2013 Landform Development.
- Explain with the aid of a labelled diagram(s) the formation of one landform of erosion that you have studied.
2012 Landform Development Answer
- Explain with the aid of a labelled diagram(s) the formation of one landform of deposition that you have studied.
2011 Human Interaction
- Explain, with reference to example(s) that you have studied, how human activities have impacted on the operation of any one of the following surface processes:
- Mass movement processes
- River processes
- Coastal processes.