Natural Process
A Natural Process is a physical process that occurs spontaneously in nature without artificial intervention.
- Context:
- It can (typically) follow natural laws and physical principles.
- It can (often) involve energy transformation and material change.
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- It can range from being a Simple Natural Process (e.g., water evaporation) to being a Complex Natural Process (e.g., ecosystem development).
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- It can occur at different spatial scales and temporal scales.
- It can maintain natural balance through feedback mechanisms.
- It can transform energy and matter in cyclic patterns.
- It can emerge from fundamental interactions in physical systems.
- It can interact with other processes in natural systems.
- It can influence environmental conditions and ecosystem dynamics.
- It can be studied through scientific observation and measurement.
- It can exhibit self-organization and emergent properties.
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- Example(s):
- The Biological Mechanism, which enables life functions.
- The Geological Process, which shapes Earth's surface features.
- The Weather Pattern, which emerges from atmospheric interactions.
- The Chemical Reaction in natural environments.
- The Ecological Succession, which transforms ecosystems over time.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Artificial Processes designed and controlled by humans.
- Synthetic Reactions occurring only in laboratory conditions.
- Engineered Systems that require external control.
- Man-Made Changes to natural systems.
- See: Physical Law, Natural System, Environmental Process, Spontaneous Process, Natural Phenomenon