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supercontinent cycle

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

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