Geography
Assertion (A): The Gutenburg discontinuity is situated between Mantle and core.
Reason (R): There is a sudden change in the velocity of earthquake waves between mantle and core.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Earth's Structure
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — The Gutenburg discontinuity is situated between the Mantle and the core. This is the area where some earthquake waves are absorbed or change speed, hence there is sudden change in the velocity of these waves.
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