The Emergence Machine

Hydrosphere

physical · Earth Science · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

The global system of water in all its forms, encompassing oceans, lakes, ice, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor, which is a dynamic interaction between water and the Earth's geology, atmosphere, and living organisms.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
hydrosphere
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0HydrosphereEarthWaterProcessSubstanceActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHydrosphereL4EarthL3WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    The hydrosphere is a part of the Earth's systems.
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    The hydrosphere encompasses all water on Earth