geography MCQ #7483

What is the name of the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle?

geography MCQ #7483

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What is the name of the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle?

    • A) Conrad Discontinuity
    • B) Mohorovičić Discontinuity
    • C) Gutenberg Discontinuity
    • D) Lehmann Discontinuity

    Answer: Mohorovičić Discontinuity

    Explanation: The Mohorovičić Discontinuity (or "Moho") marks the boundary between Earth's crust and upper mantle, named after Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić who discovered it in 1909. It lies about 5–10 km beneath the ocean floor and 20–90 km beneath continents.