The Boundary in the Mantle Where Composition Changes Allows Seismic

question 16

Multiple Choice

The boundary in the mantle where composition changes allows seismic wave velocities to do what because pressure is great enough that the minerals in the mantle recrystallize to form denser minerals such as peridotite is called the 660-kilometer discontinuity.

• A) Velocity decreases
• B) Velocity increases
• C) Velocity remains the same
• D) None of the above

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