The Emergence Machine

Earthquake

abstract · Earth Science · Level 4 · E1

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Emergence definition

The sudden release of energy from the interaction of forces between tectonic plates causes the Earth's crust to shake violently, resulting in ground tremors and seismic waves, as the motion of the plates disrupts the static state of the planet's surface.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
earthquake
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0EarthquakeEarthForceProcessActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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used byprerequisitesSeismologyL5TsunamiL5EarthquakeL4MotionL1ForceL2EarthL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept earthquake
  • Force L2 (requires)
    An earthquake results from forces between tectonic plates
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    An earthquake is the shaking of the earth surface

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