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 phenomena
The act of:
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Crystal in VCGS furnace
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.
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Astronomical phenomena
Supernova
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Geological 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.
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Meteorological phenomena
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
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Atmospheric optical phenomena
Oceanographic
- 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.
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See also
- Act of God
- Electrical phenomena
- Materialism
- Midnight Sun
- Black Holes
- Black Hole Sun
- Natural Environment
- Nature
- Transient lunar phenomenon
References
- ^ 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.