The Depth to the Mohorovicic Discontinuity Is ______ Km Beneath

question 47

Short Answer

The depth to the Mohorovicic discontinuity is ______ km beneath the continents and between ______ and ______ km beneath the seafloor.

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Definitions:

Notochord

Small rod of tissue lying ventral to the neural tube. A characteristic of all vertebrates, in humans it becomes the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disks.

Somites

Blocks of mesodermal cells located on either side of the neural tube in the developing embryo, which will differentiate into the vertebrae, rib cage, and associated musculature.

Muscles

Tissues composed of fibers capable of contracting to produce movement or maintain the position of parts of the body.

Glands

Organs or tissues in the body that secrete hormones, enzymes, or other substances to fulfill specific physiological processes.