The Emergence Machine

Lava

physical · Earth Science · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Lava is the manifestation of extreme thermal energy, as described by the concept of energy, which interacts with rock, a solidified form of matter, resulting in the molten state that characterizes lava.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
lava
Origin language
it

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0LavaRockMineralFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLavaL5EnergyL0RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Lava requires extreme thermal energy to melt rock
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Lava is molten rock from volcanic activity