The Emergence Machine

Sky

physical · Earth Science · Level 7 · E0

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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

The visible expanse of atmosphere that surrounds the Earth.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SkyGasGeologyHeatAtmosphereRockTemperatureAirMineralPhysicsForceFormKinetic EnergyLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHorizonL8Position Of The …L8SleetL8SkyL7AtmosphereL4GeologyL5GasL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Atmosphere L4 (requires)
    Physical/natural dependency
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    sky is an earth science concept.
  • Gas L6 (requires) polysemous
    The sky is the visible expanse of gases that surrounds the Earth, comprising the atmosphere and extending from the Earth's surface to the outer limits of the planet's gravitational influence.

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