the amount of mass in a given space

rigid layer of earth about 100 km thick made of crust and a part of the upper mantle

a dark dense igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust

a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust

the soft layer of the mantle which the lithosphere floats

the cycle of very hot material in the mantle rising, cooling, and sinking, over and over again

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Science Vocab

Term	Definition
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