The Emergence Machine

Crust

physical · Earth Science · Level 12 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The crust is a hard outer layer that forms on the surface of the earth, resulting from geological processes and landforms.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Crust” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Crust”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
crust
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L7L5L2L1L0CrustDoughFlourWheatBakingCropSeedAnimalGeologyHeat… intermediate l…LandForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesBrowningL13HorstL13IsostasyL13RiftL13Snow Skin MooncakeL13CrustL12LandL2GeologyL5BakingL7DoughL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    crust is an earth science concept.
  • Baking L7 (requires)
    Hard outer layer of baked bread -- requires understanding of dough
  • Dough L11 (requires)
    Hard outer layer of baked bread -- requires understanding of dough

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