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3. ___includes polar motion, the Earth tides, crustal motions

such as plate movements and continental drifts.
4. ___ establishes a geodetic control network on the Earth’s
surface covered by oceans to realize positioning on the sea surface and

underwater and to measure the marine gravity field, sea surface
topography and marine geoid.
5. ___ studies geophysical and geodynamic properties of the

Earth and includes the Earth’s gravity.
6. The definition includes the determination of the Earth’s
external ___ field as well as the surface of the ocean floor.
7. ___ studies the body of the Earth as a whole, determines

the shape of the Earth and its external gravity field, and establishes the
geodetic reference system.
8. Designers design buildings and plan districts on large-scale

___ .

Task 2. Match the English words and word-combinations with
the Ukrainian counterparts.

1. Disaster prevention a) система координат
2. Polar motion b)енергетичні ресурси

3. Reference system c) референт-еліпсоід
4. The Earth crust d) дрейф континентів
5. Energy resources e) рух земної кори
6. Topographic mapping f) запобігання катастрофи

7. Continental drift g) зовнішнє гравітаційне поле
8. Crustal motion h) топографічне картування
9. External gravity field i) рух полюсів

10. Reference ellipsoid j) земна кора.

Task 3. Match the types of geodesy disciplines with their

definitions.

1. Ellipsoidal a) studies geophysical and geodynamic properties of
geodesy the Earth and includes the Earth’s gravity.

2. Geodetic b) determines the detail on the Earth’s surface
control system regionally in a small area and usually refers to the
horizontal plane for measurements the gravity field

and attraction of the Sun, the Moon and planets.

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