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Science Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Density | the amount of mass in a given space |
Lithosphere | rigid layer of earth about 100 km thick made of crust and a part of the upper mantle |
Basalt | a dark dense igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust |
Granite | a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust |
Asthenosphere | the soft layer of the mantle which the lithosphere floats |
Convection Current | the cycle of very hot material in the mantle rising, cooling, and sinking, over and over again |