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GLOL 201 MIDTERM EXAM - Fall 2022 I The global-population doubling time given the current growth rate 1s approximately a. 53 years b 111 years . 1000 years d 20 years 2 The Big Rollover in the world's oil production 2 may occur between 2020 and 2030 b. is expected 1o occur in the 22" century ¢. occurred in the 20" century d. will never happen 3. Which is the statement on the future of oil and gas consumption that most experts agree on? a. Consumption is sustainable for indefinite future ®. Unlikely sustainable much beyond mid-21* century ¢. Sustainable for another millennium d. Already unsustainable 4. The “greenhouse” gas is a. Carbon dioxide b. Water vapor c¢. Methane @}All of the above 45. The statistical relationship between the magnitude and frequency of geologic events @is inverse proportionality . is direct proportionality c. is unpredictable d. is inverse proportionality, but only at low magnitudes 4%6. The lithosphere is best defined as a. a thin layer of material of low density that accumulated near the Earth’s surface during differentiation b. a thin layer within the mantle that is near the melting point and, therefore, deforms plastically @ a rigid upper layer of the Earth that moves over the Earth’s surface above the plastic asthenosphere d. the boundary between the inner and outer core Qouguet g . ; Rouguer gravity anomalies beneath high mountain ranges are usually " negative. indicating the lithospheric density lower than average B positive, ndicating the lithospheric density greater than average . about zero d. same as i the oceans V X The inc i ; ! ¢ Increase nthe Farth’s normal gravity from the equators to the poles is caused by Earth’s rotation b. geomagnetic dynamo ) surface topography d. vanations in subsurface density 9. The number j i i ,z i of major plates making up the lithosphere b.is 12 c.is112 d. has changed several times in gi Iiii fiiii fii"ii" " -/ “) The Cacrada sialanaxacio it vy ~ =