The Emergence Machine

Erosion

process · Earth Science · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

Erosion is the process where water, wind, or ice wear down rock material, shaping the Earth's surface over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
erosion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0ErosionRockEarthGenreMineralFormProcessScience ConceptStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesButteL6CirqueL6Erosion EcoL6MesaL6Sea CaveL6ErosionL5Science ConceptL2EarthL3GenreL3RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Science Concept L2 (requires)
    An Earth science concept relating to erosion, involving geological processes, landforms, or planetary systems.
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    An Earth science concept relating to erosion, involving geological processes, landforms, or planetary systems.
  • Genre L3 (requires)
    Erosion requires a specific type of rock or geological formation to occur, which is not accounted for in the current prerequisites.
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Erosion is the process where water, wind, or ice wear down rock material

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