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Vocabulary
Ringed with
In the following sentence what does underlined part mean?
1.Fresh eruption from small volcanoes along Yucca Mountain's western flank probably wouldn't threaten the repository because the flows would be small and localized.
2.Though Yuccca Mountains is ringed with seismic faults, many of them known to be active, most geologists do not worry that..
3. Closer to home, underground nuclear explosions on the nearby test site have shown that tunnels can withstand forces even greater than those produced by earthquake.
1.Fresh eruption from small volcanoes along Yucca Mountain's western flank probably wouldn't threaten the repository because the flows would be small and localized.
2.Though Yuccca Mountains is ringed with seismic faults, many of them known to be active, most geologists do not worry that..
3. Closer to home, underground nuclear explosions on the nearby test site have shown that tunnels can withstand forces even greater than those produced by earthquake.
Top answer
1. be small (in size/quantity) and localized (restricted to a small area) 2. This means that Yucca Mouintains are surrounded by seismic faults.
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- be small (in size/quantity) and localized (restricted to a small area) 2.
- This means that Yucca Mouintains are surrounded by seismic faults.
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- Closer to home (where the author lives)
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1. ...be small (in size/quantity) and localized (restricted to a small area)
2. This means that Yucca Mouintains are surrounded by seismic faults.
3. Closer to home (where the author lives)
2. This means that Yucca Mouintains are surrounded by seismic faults.
3. Closer to home (where the author lives)
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