The boundary between the crust and the rest of the lithospheric upper mantle is a discontinuity known as the
A)Gutenberg.
B)mantle.
C)Moho.
D)lithospheric layer.
E)crystalline.

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The boundary between the crust and the rest of the lithospheric upper mantle is known as the Moho, which is short for Mohorovičić discontinuity. This boundary separates the Earth's crust from the underlying mantle and is characterized by a significant increase in seismic velocity.

The Boundary Between the Crust and the Rest of the Lithospheric