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

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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 is defined by a change in seismic velocity, and is named after seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić.

The Boundary Between the Crust and the Rest of the Lithospheric