Science Earth and Space chapter 2

8th grade Science study.

Geology

The study of the earth

Transition zone

the area in between, where the upper mantle merges into the lower mantle

Lithosphere

sphere of stone

Core - mantle boundary

The part that lies beneath the surface and marks the bottom of the mantle.

asthenosphere

The plastic rock in the lower portion of the upper mantle.

Volcanic mountain

when molten rock erupts from A hole in the earth's crust.

Domed mountain

when molten rockis forced beneath an overlying rock layer.