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Q: What is the reason behind the postulation of the moho barrier?
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Is Moho barrier the thinnest layer?

Yes


What layer of earth moves the crust?

moho barrier?


Where is the moho barrier located in the layers of earth?

The lithosphere


What is the characteristic for Moho Barrier?

It is between the Crust and the upper mantle


What is the Moho barrier characteristics?

It is between the Crust and the upper mantle


It separates the mantle and the crust?

The Mohorovičić discontinuity (the Moho) separates the mantle and the crust.moho


Does the Moho barrier separate the earth's crust and mantle?

Yes. It is called the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, where seismic waves increase in velocity.


The Moho barrier is the dividing line between the crust and the mantle?

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Put these layers of the Earth in order starting at the outermost layer and going inward. crustmoho barriercoremantle?

Crust, Moho barrier, Mantle, Core


Match the structure in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2 a moho barrier thinnest layer b oceanic crust layer that moves the crust c upper mantle located near the outer core d?

Moho barrier: Top of mantleOceanic crust: Thinnest layerUpper mantle: Moves the crustLower mantle: Borders liquid core


Match the structure in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2 2.1.6?

Moho barrier=where crust meets the mantle Oceanic crust=Thinnest layer


What are the layers of the Earth in order starting at the outermost layer and going inward Core Mantle layer with more convection Moho barrier Mantle layer with less convection?

1st-moho barrier2nd-mantle layer with more convection3rd-mantle layer with less convection4th-core