Unit 2. The Global Hydrological Cycle Exercises (a)

1. Learn new words:

erosion – эрозия latent heat – скрытое тепло

deposition – отложение to convert – преобразовывать

осадочных материалов potential energy –потенциальная

passage – переход энергия

vapour – пар kinetic energy – кинетическая

liquid – жидкий энергия

solid – твердый air resistance – воздушное

unique – уникальный сопротивление

to evaporate – испаряться precipitation – выпадение

solar radiation – солнечная осадков

радиация to percolate – просачиваться,

water vapour – водяной пар проникать

clouds – облака moisture – влага, вдажность

atmospheric circulation – атмосферная storage – хранилище

циркуляция glacier –лединик

2. Read and translate the following international words:

atmosphere [ˏætməsfiə]; erosion [iˏrəuʒən]; deposition [ˏdepəziòən]; form [fɔ:m]; component [kæmpəunənt]; radiation [ˏreidieiòən]; energy [enədʒi]; global [gləubəl]; ocean [əuòən]; reservoir [rezəvwa:].

3. Read and translate the following groups of derivatives:

pass – passable – passage; significance– significant – signification; precipitate – to precipitate – precipitation; resist – resistance – resistant; infiltrate – infiltration; percolate – percolation – percolator; evaporate – evaporation – evaporative – evaporator; circulate – circulating – circulator.

4. Translate the following word combinations:

several important pathways of matter; within the Earth; rock erosion and deposition; various nutrient systems; the passage of water; a significant component; all parts of the system; water in the oceans; to evaporate under the influence of solar radiation; in the form of clouds; to be transported to the land areas by atmospheric circulation; in bringing water; some of the latent heat; to be returned to the atmosphere in condensation; the fall of precipitation over the land; to convert potential energy to kinetic energy; to be dissipated by friction due to air resistance; to remain as potential energy on the land; to be used in geomorphological systems; some of the precipitation; to be intercepted by vegetation; to infiltrate the soil; to percolate down to the ground water system; to flow underground towards the sea; evaporation from the land; transpiration from plants; back to the atmosphere; in addition to its circulation patterns; a number of reservoirs or storages; terrestrial water; to describe the continuous movement of water.