Задание

Read about several discoveries conducted by Russian scientists in the last 20 years. Match each discovery with the suitable branch of science. There is one extra branch.

Write one letter in each gap.

Our scientists proved the presence of water ice on Mars. It was discovered by the Russian instrument HEND. This instrument was created at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Ice was found near the poles of Mars.

Scientists from Gubkin University have found evidence of the non-biological origin of oil and gas. These valuable resources can also result from complex processes occurring in the Earth's upper mantle. Therefore, oil and gas will never run out, as was previously believed.

Remains of dwarf mammoths were discovered by Russian scientists on Wrangel Island. It was previously thought that mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times. By using radiocarbon dating, it was revealed that the last mammoths lived on this island around 2000 BC.

A. Geology

B. Palaeontology

C. Astronomy

D. Chemistry