alleryWhich boundary separates Earth's crust from the mantle?
AGutenberg discontinuity
BMohorovicic discontinuity
CRichter discontinuity
DWegener discontinuity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mohorovicic discontinuity
1. Earth's interior has chemical layers.
2. The crust is separated from the mantle by the Mohorovicic discontinuity.
3. The other names are not boundaries between these layers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Earth, Internal structure_
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