Consider the following statements:

The discontinuity between the Earth’s mantle & outer core is called Gutenberg discontinuity

The discontinuity between the Earth’s crust & mantle is called Lehmann discontinuity

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question

First statement is correct. Second statement is incorrect because Mohorovicic discontinuity lies at boundary between earth’s crust and mantle.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

1 Only First statement is correct. Second statement is incorrect because Mohorovicic discontinuity lies at boundary between earth’s crust and mantle.

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