List of natural phenomena
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A natural
History
Over many intervals of time, natural phenomena have been observed by a series of countless events as a feature created by nature.
Physical phenomena
The act of:
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Crystal in VCGS furnace
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Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber photograph of an anti-proton colliding with a proton
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Children notice an effect of static electricity
Chemical phenomena
- Oxidation
- Fire
- Rusting
Biological phenomena
- Metabolism
- Catabolism
- Anabolism
- Decomposition – by which organic substances are broken down into a much simpler form of matter
- Fermentation – converts sugar to acids, gases and/or alcohol.
- Growth
- Birth
- Death
- Population decrease
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mold.
Astronomical phenomena
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Supernova
Geological phenomena
- Mineralogic phenomena
- Lithologic phenomena
- Rock types
- Igneous rock
- Igneous formation processes
- Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary formation processes (sedimentation)
- Quicksand
- Metamorphic rock
- Igneous rock
- Rock types
- Endogenicphenomena
- Plate tectonics
- Phenomena associated with igneous activity
- Earth's magnetic field
- Exogenic phenomena
- Slope phenomena
- Weathering phenomena
- Glacial and peri-glacial phenomena
- Glaciation
- Moraines
- Hanging valleys
- Atmospheric phenomena
- Impact phenomena
- Coupled endogenic-exogenic phenomena
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Geology:blackbody.
Meteorological phenomena
Violent
climate change
is often semi-regular.
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A tornado on May 3, 1999 in central Oklahoma
Atmospheric optical phenomena
Atmospheric optical phenomena include:
- Afterglow
- Airglow
- Alexander's band, the dark region between the two bows of a double rainbow.
- Alpenglow
- Anthelion
- Anticrepuscular rays
- Aurora
- Auroral light(northern and southern lights, aurora borealis and aurora australis)
- Belt of Venus
- Brocken Spectre
- Circumhorizontal arc
- Circumzenithal arc
- Cloud iridescence
- Crepuscular rays
- Earth's shadow
- Earthquake lights
- Glories
- Green flash
- Halos, of Sun or Moon, including sun dogs
- Haze
- opposition effect
- Ice blink
- Light pillar
- Lightning
- Mirages (including Fata Morgana)
- Monochrome Rainbow
- Moon dog
- Moonbow
- Nacreous cloud/Polar stratospheric cloud
- Rainbow
- Subsun
- Sun dog
- Tangent arc
- Tyndall effect
- ELVES
- Water sky
Oceanographic
- Oceanographic phenomena include tsunamis, ocean currents and breaking waves.
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Tsunami by Hokusai 19th century
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Source: "Physiographyfor High Schools" by Albert L. Arey, Frank L. Bryant, William W. Clendenin, and William T. Morrey. 1911, USA.
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Shoreline wave-breaking (surf); Human riding surfboard.
See also
- Act of God
- Electrical phenomena
- Materialism
- Midnight Sun
- Black Holes
- Natural Environment
- Nature
- Transient lunar phenomenon
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natural phenomena.
- ISBN 079101794X.
- ISBN 0915554011.
- ^ "Belt of Venus over Cerro Paranal". Picture of the Week. ESO. Retrieved 14 August 2013.