List of natural phenomena
A natural phenomenon is an observable event which is not man-made. Examples include: sunrise, weather, fog, thunder, tornadoes; biological processes, decomposition, germination; physical processes, wave propagation, erosion; tidal flow, and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and earthquakes.[1][2]
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
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Chemical phenomena
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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Decomposition:a decaying peach over a period of six days. Each frame is approximately 12 hours apart, as the fruit shrivels and becomes covered with mold.
Astronomical phenomena
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Supernova
Geological phenomena
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- Mineralogic phenomena
- Lithologic phenomena
- Rock types
- Igneous rock
- Igneous formation processes
- Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary formation processes (sedimentation)
- Quicksand
- Metamorphic rock
- Igneous rock
- Rock types
- Endogenic phenomena
- Plate tectonics
- Phenomena associated with igneous activity
- Earth's magnetic field
- Exogenic phenomena
- Slope phenomena
- Weathering phenomena
- Glacial and peri-glacial phenomena
- Atmospheric phenomena
- Impact phenomena
- Coupled endogenic-exogenic phenomena
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Geology: parabola-shaped lava flow illustrates Galileo's law of falling bodies, as well as blackbody radiation. The temperature can be discerned from the color of the blackbody.
Meteorological phenomena
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Violent meteorological phenomena are called storms. Regular, cyclical phenomena include seasons and atmospheric circulation. climate change is often semi-regular.
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A tornado on May 3, 1999 in central Oklahoma
Atmospheric optical phenomena
Oceanographic
- Oceanographic phenomena include tsunamis, ocean currents and breaking waves.
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Tsunami by Hokusai 19th century
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Source: "Physiography for 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
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References
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