1. _______ was the first person to propose the idea of moving continents as a scientific hypothesis.
   
   

AAbraham Ortelius

BCharles Richter

CAntonio Snider-Pelligrini

DAlfred Wegener

1. The original location of an earthquake is also known as the
   
   

Ahorizon.

Bhotspot.

Cmagnitude.

Depicenter.

1. Mountains that form when large areas of Earth gradually move skyward as a unit are called _______ mountains.
   
   

Auplifted

Bimpoverished

Cimprovisation

Dlow-lying

1. The three major types of volcanoes are
   
   

Ashield volcanoes, conduits, and vents.

Bshield volcanoes, cinder cones, and calderas.

Ccalderas, conduits, and vents.

Dshield volcanoes, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes.

1. The condition of equilibrium that results in the displacement of the mantle by the continental and oceanic crust is known as
   
   

Aroot rebound.

Btopography

Cisostasy.

Derosion.

1. Mountains that are formed between two large faults are known as
   
   

Aplateaus.

Bseamounts.

Cuplifted mountains.

Dfault-block mountains.

1. _______ currents assist in the transfer of thermal energy from warmer climates to cooler climates.
   
   

ATectonic

BConvection

CPlatonic

DPlutonium

1. What is another name for the Circum-Pacific Belt?
   
   

APacific Ring of Fire

BMount Vesuvius

CMediterranean Belt

DMount Pinatubo