E x e r c i s e s. I. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following international words from the text:

I. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following international words from the text:

classic, methods, control, system, continent, detailed, distance, type, instrument, globe, global, navigation

II. Group the following word-combinations according to the model and translate them into Ukrainian:

Models: N + N - control point - контрольна точка, A + N – geodetic system – геодезична система

detailed shape, earth ellipsoid, celestial methods, electronic measurement, gravimetric methods, measuring instruments, computing machines, geodetic instruments, glass circles, optical micrometers, opposite points, cylindrical axes, focusing lenses, spirit levels, pendulum apparatus, gravity measurements, underwater gravimeter, gravity survey, earth satellites, measuring techniques, global system, accurate measurements

III. Find suffixes of:

classic, sufficient, various, geodesist, different, measurement, dimension, computation, inclination, electronic, gravimetric, continually, observation, cylindrical, coincidence, optical, particularly, possibility, directly, diametrically, gravimetrically, appearance, artificial, unreliable, available, global, useful

IV. Give English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:

метод виміру, достатній, геодезичний, точність, еліпсоїд, віддаль, нахил, електронний, спостереження, зручний, спиртовий рівень, оптичний мікрометр, середнє число, вісь, фокусуючі лінзи, підводний гравіметр, маятник, океан, штучний супутник, геодинаміка, зйомка

V. Read the text again, write out sentences with verbs in the passive voice and translate the sentences.

VI. Comprehension questions;

1.What were the measuring methods in earlier times? 2. What does geodesy measure? 3. What parameters of the geoid do geodesists measure? 4. What methods were brought to geodesy in the 20th century? 5. What can you say about new types of geodetic instruments? 6. What are the features of new geodetic instruments? 7. How is the gravity survey caried out today? 8. Are stars reliable in geodetic measurements? 9. What has replaced the use of stars in geodetic measurements?

VII. What do you understand under the underwater gravimeter?

VIII. List the words describing the ocean survey.

IX. Annotate the second paragraph.

X. Speak about:

a) geodesy in earlier times,

b) new geodetic methods,

c) new geodetic instruments,

d) the use of artificial satellites in geodetic measurements.

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