The Discovery of the Mohorovišic´ Discontinuity (The Moho) Was Prompted

question 18

Multiple Choice

The discovery of the Mohorovišic´ discontinuity (the Moho) was prompted by the observation that:

• A) seismic waves that traveled through the mantle reached a seismograph sooner than those that traveled only through the crust.
• B) seismic waves that traveled through the mantle had to travel farther and arrived at a seismograph later than those that traveled only through the crust.
• C) seismic waves can travel through the same medium at two different speeds.
• D) seismic waves that were reflected off the mantle arrived at a seismograph sooner than those that were not reflected off the mantle.

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