The Emergence Machine

Glacier

physical · Earth Science · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A large slow-moving mass of ice that forms on land over time, shaped by geological processes and landforms.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
glacier
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0GlacierGeologyIceRockTemperatureMineralPhysicsWaterLandForceFormStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMoraineL7GlacierL6TimeL0LandL2GeologyL5IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Large slow-moving mass of ice -- requires understanding of time
  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    glacier is an earth science concept.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Large slow-moving mass of ice -- requires understanding of ice

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