List of natural phenomena

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: • Freezing • Boiling • Gravity • Magnetism Gallery File:Crystal in VCGS furnace.jpg|Crystal in VCGS furnace File:Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber photograph of an anti-proton colliding with a proton.jpg|Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber photograph of an anti-proton colliding with a proton File:Static on the playground (48616367).jpg|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 Gallery Image:DecayingPeachSmall.gif|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==

• Supernova • Gamma ray bursts • Quasars • Blazars • Pulsars • Cosmic microwave background radiation File:STScl-2005-15.png|Supernova == Geological phenomena ==

• Mineralogic phenomena • Lithologic phenomena • Rock types • Igneous rock • Igneous formation processes • Sedimentary rock • Sedimentary formation processes (sedimentation) • Quicksand • Metamorphic rock • Endogenic phenomena • Plate tectonics • Continental drift • Earthquake • Oceanic trench • Phenomena associated with igneous activity • Geysers and hot springs • Bradyseism • Volcanic eruption • Earth's magnetic field • Exogenic phenomena • Slope phenomena • Slump • Landslide • Weathering phenomena • Erosion • Glacial and peri-glacial phenomena • Glaciation • Moraines • Hanging valleys • Atmospheric phenomena • Impact phenomena • Impact crater • Coupled endogenic-exogenic phenomena • Orogeny • Drainage development • Stream capture Gallery File:Pahoeoe fountain edit2.jpg|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. Geological processes include erosion, sedimentation, and volcanic activities such as geysers and earthquakes. == Meteorological phenomena ==

Violent meteorological phenomena are called storms. Regular, cyclical phenomena include seasons and atmospheric circulation. climate change is often semi-regular. File:Galunggung.jpg|Lightning strikes during the eruption of the Galunggung volcano in 1982 File:A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma, on May 3, 1999.jpg|A tornado on May 3, 1999 in central Oklahoma Atmospheric optical phenomena Oceanographic • Oceanographic phenomena include tsunamis, ocean currents and breaking waves. Gallery File:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|Tsunami by Hokusai 19th century File:Ocean currents 1911.jpg|Source: "Physiography for High Schools" by Albert L. Arey, Frank L. Bryant, William W. Clendenin, and William T. Morrey. 1911, USA. File:Big wave breaking in Santa Cruz.jpg|Shoreline wave-breaking (surf); Human riding surfboard. ==See also==