The Mohorovišic´ Discontinuity (The Moho) Is

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Mohorovišic´ discontinuity (the Moho) is:

• A) the boundary between sedimentary rocks on the Earth's surface and the deeper plutonic rocks.
• B) the boundary between oceanic and continental crust.
• C) the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
• D) a region of low seismic velocity.

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