Mohorovičić discontinuity

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkbp:affects the propagation of seismic waves
gptkbp:can_detect seismic reflection methods
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Andrija_Mohorovičić
gptkbp:feature the Earth's lithosphere
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on geological mapping
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mohorovičić discontinuity
gptkbp:is_a_boundary_that_influences gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:is_a_boundary_that_marks the transition from crust to mantle
gptkbp:is_associated_with the transition from solid to semi-solid material
gptkbp:is_characterized_by a change in seismic wave velocity
gptkbp:is_critical_for geological surveys
gptkbp:is_divided_into Earth's mantle
Earth's crust
gptkbp:is_essential_for understanding Earth's internal structure
gptkbp:is_found_beneath oceanic and continental crusts
gptkbp:is_involved_in the study of earthquakes
gptkbp:is_located_at approximately 5 to 70 kilometers below the Earth's surface
gptkbp:is_related_to the Earth's thermal structure
gptkbp:is_relevant_to mineral exploration
gptkbp:is_significant_for plate tectonics
gptkbp:is_studied_in geophysics
earth sciences
gptkbp:key_feature seismology
gptkbp:known_as Moho
gptkbp:named_after a Croatian seismologist
gptkbp:was_identified_in 1909
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andrija_Mohorovičić
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6