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1) Heavy losses may cause fault movements.

2) The destructive effect is more greater on unconsolidated foundations.

3) Seismic phenomena is one of the most terrible geologic catastrophes.

4) Besides the tectonic and volcanic earthquakes there are other known as collapse earthquakes.

5) Many geological hazards result from disasters.

6) Man-induced hazards result in man’s activity.

7) Withdrawal of ground water is caused by land subsidence.

8) Prediction of all geologic hazards has already become a reality.

Ex.7.

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1) (Except/besides) the above mentioned earthquakes (there/they) are (other/others) known as collapse earthquakes.

2) Collapse earthquakes occur (most/mostly) in the regions where (ready/readily) soluable rocks are (wide/widely) distributed.

3) The roofs of (some/same) caves are not (sufficient/sufficiently) strong and may (fall/fell) down into the cave. This (latter/later) type has a very limited range of action.

4) (Throughout/though) history there are (many/much) severe earthquakes which (result/have resulted) in disasters.

5) (However/nowhere), there (is/are) other seismic phenomena which (are/is) not directly connected with mountain-making processes.

6) Although heavy (loses/losses) may be (caused/coursed) by fault movements, (many/most) damage is due to seismic waves.

Ex.8.

Трансформируйте следующие словосочетания в предложения:

· catastrophes occurring in nature

· rocks subjected to increasing strain

· seismic waves shaking the ground

· the degree of shaking depending on the solidity of the ground

· mountain-making processes

· earthquakes connected with mountain-making processes

Ex.9.