text: Formation of new continental crust is linked to periods of intense orogeny or mountain building ; these periods coincide with the formation of the supercontinents such as Rodinia , Pangaea and Gondwana .
simplified: The making of new continental crust is linked to times of major orogeny or mountain building . This happens at the same time as the formation of the supercontinents such as Rodinia , Pangaea and Gondwana .