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The Mohorovicic discontinuity was discovered by monitoring the speed of seismic waves through Earth.

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The Mohorovicic discontinuity was discovered by monitoring the speed of seismic waves through Earth.

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The statement that the Mohorovicic discontinuity was discovered by monitoring the speed of seismic waves through Earth is true. Another term is Moho. It is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.The Mohorovicic Discontinuity was discovered in 1909 by the Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovicic.

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