Answer these questions:

1. What does this article deal with 2. What phenomena does low temperature physics deal with 3. At what temperatures do these various phenomena occur 4. Do they occur at temperatures in the region of absolute zero or not 5. What lowest temperature on Earth has been registered in the Antarctic 6. Are still lower temperatures claimed to be found on other planets 7. What is the temperature on Saturn 8. How many degrees of cold does the temperature reach on Uranus 9. How many degrees of cold does the temperature reach on Neptune 10. How many degrees of cold does the temperature reach on Pluto 11. Is –218 °C believed to be the limit of cold 12. What temperature has been found to be possible in nature 13. What kind of temperature have scientists achieved in laboratory experiments 14. What has man learned to do with metal 15. What other applications has man found for metals 16. Is cold considered to be quite useful or not 17. What was the result of the study of different substances at low temperatures 18. What is superconductivity 19. In how many metals has superconductivity been found

Exercises

I. Translate these word combinations into Ukrainian:

temperature limit, limit temperature, liquid helium, solid helium, resistance loss, metal conductivity, room temperature, cooling system, laboratory experiments, television transmitters, power transmission, wave oscillation, low temperature physics, low temperature use, long distance transmission, large temperature differences, limit temperature use, power plant construction, transmission line efficiency, electrical control systems, cosmic radio communication, complete resistance loss, scientific research work, instantaneous frequency variation.

II. Translate the following words, paying attention to the meaning of the prefixes super-, over-:

superconductivity, superconductive, superconductors, superhard, superfluidity, supersonic, overload, overflow.

III. Translate these word combinations, paying attention to different meanings of the following words:

body, solid, field, develop, fail, range, degree

the body of a man, the body of a car, the body of a meteor; a solid state of matter, a solid building, a solid argument; an electric field, an oil field, coal fields, diamond fields; to develop science, to develop different theories, to develop existing motors, to develop natural resources, to fail in an exam, a complete failure, the failure of a motor; a range of 20 kilometers, a range of problems, wave range, a short range.

IV. Translate these word combinations and make up sentences using them:

remote control, to control heat, to find useful applications, to subject to high pressure, to subject to high temperature, to occur at temperatures, in the region of absolute zero, to reach out to absolute zero, to become solid at temperatures close to absolute zero (near to), to fill quickly, to fill slowly, a surprising property, an important property, to apply superconductivity in practice, to apply superconductive alloys, to apply superhard metals, to deal with different phenomena, to deal with different problems, this book deals with….