The Emergence Machine

Weathering

process · Earth Science · Level 3 · E3

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Emergence definition

Weathering is a process that breaks down rocks and minerals into smaller particles through exposure to wind, water, and ice.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
weathering
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0GeologyRockWeatheringMineralFormLandScience ConceptStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWeatheringL3Science ConceptL2GeologyL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Science Concept L2 (requires)
    An Earth science concept relating to weathering, involving geological processes, landforms, or planetary systems.
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    weathering is an earth science concept.