The Emergence Machine

Plate Tectonics

abstract · Earth Science · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

Plate tectonics arises from the combination of geological processes, landforms, and planetary systems, which are influenced by the forces of motion and the structure of the Earth's crust.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Plate Tectonics” 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
plate tectonics
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Plate TectonicsGeologyRockMineralForceFormLandStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesOrogenesisL7SubductionL7Plate TectonicsL6MotionL1ForceL2GeologyL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept plate-tectonics
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Tectonic plates move due to convective forces in the mantle
  • Geology L5 (requires)
    Plate tectonics is a geological theory

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