supercontinent cycle

noun

noun

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.

The supercontinent cycle has many effects that greatly affect other Earth systems. First, the breakup of continents causes sudden bursts of heat release, associated with periods of increased, intensive magmatism.2009, Timothy M. Kusky, Encyclopedia of Earth Science, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 412:

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