The Emergence Machine

Landslide

physical · Geography · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

A landslide is the rapid movement of soil, rock, or debris down a slope, resulting from the interaction of gravitational forces and the physical properties of the material.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
landslide
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0LandslideRockMineralSoilForceFormLandStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLandslideL5MotionL1ForceL2SoilL3RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept landslide
  • Force L2 (requires)
    A landslide involves force of gravity on earth
  • Soil L3 (requires)
    The rapid, downslope movement of soil, rock, or debris triggered by gravity, water, or other destabilizing factors.
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    The rapid, downslope movement of soil, rock, or debris triggered by gravity, water, or other destabilizing factors.