The Emergence Machine

Lithosphere

physical · Earth Science · Level 5 · E3

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Emergence definition

The lithosphere is a structural layer of the Earth, comprising rock, which is a solidified form of matter, and exhibiting a specific form, which is an abstract representation of its shape and composition, all of which are influenced by the underlying structure of the Earth.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Lithosphere” 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
lithosphere
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0LithosphereRockMineralFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMesian PlateL8LithosphereL5FormL2StructureL2RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of lithosphere
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    The lithosphere is a structural layer of the Earth
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    The lithosphere is the rigid outermost rocky shell of Earth

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