Unit 2 Geotechnology Geotechnology helps us with problems of our daily life.
TASK 2 Match the sentence parts. Geotechnology helps us to... Help us analyse the foundations upon which all buildings and bridges sit, the tunnels our subways run through, the sewers and water systems that run underground,
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Help us find ways to manage hazardous and radioactive waste,
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Help us gain energy independence by increasing our understanding of how and where the earth produces gas, oil, minerals, geothermal energy, hydropower, nuclear materials, and compressed air,
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Help us explore our remaining frontiers on earth,
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earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and slope failures.
landslides,
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such as the polar regions and the ocean floor, and they will certainly be a part of our exploration of the universe beyond Earth itself.
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which are often stored in the ground.
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all of which help power our modern civilization.
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almost everything that comprises our national infrastructure.
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Help us predict and mitigate natural disasters like
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