A massive landform in the Earth's distant past, made up of all of the Earth's continents pushed together.

A large piece of the Earth's crust that floats above the mantle.

Changes to the Earth's crust that are caused by the movement of the Earth's plates.

The process of a plate in the Earth's crust being pushed down into the mantle.

Transformed into a liquid state by heat.

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Our Planet Earth

Question	Answer
supercontinent	A massive landform in the Earth's distant past, made up of all of the Earth's continents pushed together.
Plate	A large piece of the Earth's crust that floats above the mantle.
tectonic activity	Changes to the Earth's crust that are caused by the movement of the Earth's plates.
subduction	The process of a plate in the Earth's crust being pushed down into the mantle.
Molten	Transformed into a liquid state by heat.