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Life and Earth's Crust

Question 6 • Environmental Science (2025-2026)

The Mohorovicic discontinuity was discovered by monitoring the speed of seismic waves through Earth.

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Explanation

The statement is true. Andrija Mohorovičić studied how earthquake seismic waves changed speed and direction as they traveled through Earth, revealing a boundary between the crust and mantle. That boundary is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or the Moho.

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