The Major Discontinuity That Occurs at a Depth of 2,900

question 64

Multiple Choice

The major discontinuity that occurs at a depth of 2,900 km below Earth's surface is the:

• A) low-velocity zone.
• B) Moho.
• C) inner core-outer core transition.
• D) core-mantle boundary.
• E) none of the above

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