List of natural phenomena
Types of natural phenomena include:
Weather, fog, thunder, tornadoes; biological processes, decomposition, germination; physical processes, wave propagation, erosion; tidal flow, moonbow, blood moon and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.[1][2]
Physical phenomenaEdit
The act of:
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Crystal in VCGS furnace
Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber photograph of an anti-proton colliding with a proton
Children notice an effect of static electricity
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Chemical phenomenaEdit
Biological phenomenaEdit
- 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 phenomenaEdit
Supernova
Geological phenomenaEdit
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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 phenomenaEdit
Violent meteorological phenomena are called storms. Regular, cyclical phenomena include seasons and atmospheric circulation. climate change is often semi-regular.
Lightning strikes during the eruption of the Galunggung volcano in 1982
A tornado on May 3, 1999 in central Oklahoma
Atmospheric optical phenomenaEdit
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 A double rainbow at Minsi Lake, Pennsylvania  Atmospheric optical phenomenon
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OceanographicEdit
- Oceanographic phenomena include tsunamis, ocean currents and breaking waves.
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Tsunami by Hokusai 19th century
Source: "Physiography for High Schools" by Albert L. Arey, Frank L. Bryant, William W. Clendenin, and William T. Morrey. 1911, USA.
Shoreline wave-breaking (surf); Human riding surfboard.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ Missy Allen; Michel Peissel (1993). Dangerous Natural Phenomena. Chelsea House. ISBN 079101794X.
- ^ William R. Corliss (1977). Handbook of unusual natural phenomena. Sourcebook Project. ISBN 0915554011.