Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Physical sciences/Earth science
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Earth science basics
[edit]This section contains 175 articles.
Earth science basics: General
[edit]This section contains 49 articles.
Earth science (Level 3)
Biogeochemical cycle
Natural environment
Earth's rotation
Figure of the Earth
Gaia hypothesis
History of Earth (Level 3)
Natural disaster (Level 4)
Natural resource (Level 4)
Planetary boundaries
Thermocline
Biomes
[edit]This section contains 49 articles.
Biomes: General
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Forests
[edit]This section contains 17 articles.
Grasslands
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Grassland (Level 3)
Meadow (Level 4)
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Prairie (Level 4)
Savanna (Level 4)
Steppe (Level 4)
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Wetlands
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Wetland (Level 4)
Bog (Level 4)
Fen
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Mangrove (Level 4)
Marsh (Level 4)
Peatland
Riparian zone
Salt marsh
Swamp (Level 4)
Climatology
[edit]This section contains 64 articles.
Climatology: General
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Climatology (Level 4)
Climate system
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (Level 4)
Köppen climate classification (Level 4)
Microclimate
Climates
[edit]This section contains 15 articles.
Climate (Level 2)
Alpine climate
Desert climate
Polar climate
Semi-arid climate
Subarctic climate
Temperate climate (Level 4)
Tropical climate (Level 4)
Climate change
[edit]This section contains 44 articles.
Climate change (Level 3)
Climate change in Africa
Climate change in Antarctica
Climate change denial
Climate change in Europe
Climate change feedbacks
Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa
Climate change mitigation
Climate change vulnerability
Climate model
Climate variability and change (Level 4)
Deforestation and climate change
Earth's energy budget
Economic analysis of climate change
Effects of climate change
Greenhouse effect (Level 4)
Greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas emissions
Politics of climate change
Solar activity and climate
Seasons
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Air
[edit]This section contains 131 articles.
Atmosphere
[edit]This section contains 27 articles.
Atmosphere: General
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Atmosphere of Earth (Level 3)
Air mass (Level 4)
Atmospheric pressure (Level 4)
Atmospheric science (Level 4)
Ozone depletion (Level 4)
Atmospheric optics
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Aurora (Level 4)
Glory (optical phenomenon)
Halo (optical phenomenon)
Haze
Heiligenschein
Light pillar
Mirage (Level 4)
Rainbow (Level 4)
Sky (Level 4)
Sun dog
Sunlight
Meteorology
[edit]This section contains 104 articles.
Meteorology: General
[edit]This section contains 11 articles.
Meteorology (Level 4)
Weather (Level 3)
Weather front (Level 4)
Weather forecasting (Level 4)
Humidity (Level 4)
Low-pressure area (Level 4)
Indian summer
Clouds
[edit]This section contains 23 articles.
Cloud (Level 3)
Cirrus cloud (Level 4)
Cumulonimbus cloud (Level 4)
Cumulus cloud (Level 4)
Fog (Level 4)
Mist
Diamond dust
Funnel cloud
Cirrostratus cloud
Nimbostratus cloud
Fractus cloud
Stratus cloud
Altostratus cloud
Stratocumulus cloud
Altocumulus cloud
Cirrocumulus cloud
Noctilucent cloud
Polar stratospheric cloud
Precipitation
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Precipitation (Level 4)
Rain (Level 3)
Snow (Level 3)
Hail (Level 4)
Dew (Level 4)
Frost (Level 4)
Ice pellets
Rain and snow mixed
Graupel
Drizzle
Cloudburst
Rain shadow
Atmospheric circulation
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Atmospheric circulation (Level 4)
Anticyclone (Level 4)
Cyclone (Level 4)
Extratropical cyclone (Level 4)
Hadley cell (Level 4)
Polar vortex (Level 4)
Walker circulation (Level 4)
Storms
[edit]This section contains 36 articles.
Storm (Level 4)
Winter storm
Whirlwind
Tropical cyclone (Level 3)
Dust storm (Level 4)
Atmospheric electricity
Geomagnetic storm
St. Elmo's fire
Winds
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Geology
[edit]This section contains 645 articles.
Geology: General
[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
Geochemistry
[edit]This section contains 16 articles.
Geochemistry
Isotope geochemistry
Geochemical cycle
Goldschmidt classification
Igneous differentiation
Natural hydrogen
Trace element
Biogeochemistry
Radium and radon in the environment
Recrystallization (geology)
Geophysics
[edit]This section contains 56 articles.
Geophysics (Level 4)
Earth's internal heat budget
Earth's magnetic field (Level 4)
Forensic geophysics
Geodesy (Level 4)
Geodynamics
Geomathematics
Geophysical fluid dynamics
Geothermal gradient
Gravimetry
Isostasy
Mantle convection
Near-surface geophysics
Soil liquefaction
Theory of tides
Seismology
[edit]This section contains 30 articles.
Seismology (Level 4)
Seismic wave
Seismic intensity scales
Seismic magnitude scales
Seismic refraction
Seismic tomography
Seismic zone
Shadow zone
Elastic-rebound theory
Earthquake (Level 3)
Historical geology
[edit]This section contains 95 articles.
Basics
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Geochronology
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Geochronology (Level 4)
Absolute dating
Relative dating
Detrital zircon geochronology
Monazite geochronology
Paleomagnetism
Thermochronology
Paleoclimate
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Events
[edit]This section contains 21 articles.
Late Heavy Bombardment
Great Oxidation Event (Level 4)
Snowball Earth
Cambrian explosion (Level 4)
Late Ordovician mass extinction (Level 4)
Andean-Saharan glaciation
Late Devonian extinction (Level 4)
Late Paleozoic icehouse
Permian–Triassic extinction event (Level 4)
Triassic–Jurassic extinction event (Level 4)
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (Level 4)
Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
Quaternary glaciation
Last Glacial Period
Late Pleistocene extinctions
Paleogeography
[edit]This section contains 18 articles.
Paleocontinent
Supercontinent
Iapetus Ocean
Paleo-Tethys Ocean
Panthalassa
Rheic Ocean
Tethys Ocean
Western Interior Seaway
Geological timescale
[edit]This section contains 36 articles.
Geologic time scale (Level 4)
Precambrian (Level 4)
Phanerozoic (Level 4)
Terrestrial geology
[edit]This section contains 466 articles.
Terrestrial geology: General
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Geologic features
[edit]This section contains 21 articles.
Algoman orogeny
Andean orogeny
Belt Supergroup
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Columbia River Basalt Group
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Deccan Traps
Diapir
Dike (geology)
Geology of the Appalachians
Geology of the Himalayas
Hawaii hotspot
Hydrothermal vent
Laramide orogeny
Siberian Traps
Sill (geology)
Slave Craton
Slickenside
Terra Australis Orogen
Yellowstone hotspot
Minerals
[edit]This section contains 173 articles.
Mineral (Level 3)
Mineralogy (Level 4)
Arsenate mineral
Arsenide mineral
Borate mineral
Carbonate mineral
Crocoite
Earth pigment
Gemstone
Halide mineral
Mineral physics
Native element mineral
Oxide mineral
Phosphate mineral
Scheelite
Silicate mineral
Sulfate mineral
Sulfide mineral
Wolframite
Petrology
[edit]This section contains 74 articles.
Petrology (Level 4)
Rock (geology) (Level 3)
Bowen's reaction series
Igneous rock (Level 4)
Metamorphic rock (Level 4)
Sedimentary rock (Level 4)
Meteorite (Level 4)
Porosity
Sedimentology
[edit]This section contains 41 articles.
Sediment (Level 4)
Grain size
Pelagic sediment
Till
Alluvium
Deposition (geology)
Diagenesis
Sedimentary basin (Level 4)
Sediment transport
Aggradation
Degradation (geology)
Bioturbation
Cementation (geology)
Sedimentary structures
Graded bedding
Lamination (geology)
Bed (geology)
Roundness (geology)
Regolith
Paleosol
Loess
Soil science
[edit]This section contains 26 articles.
Soil science (Level 4)
Detritus
Edaphology
Humus
Soil (Level 3)
Soil chemistry
Soil classification
Soil erosion
Soil fertility (Level 4)
Soil formation (Level 4)
Soil health
Soil horizon
Soil morphology
Soil physics
Pedology
Pedosphere (Level 4)
Plant litter
Tilth
Stratigraphy
[edit]This section contains 29 articles.
Stratigraphy (Level 4)
Stratigraphic unit
Greenstone belt
Stratum
Marine regression
Marine transgression
Basement (geology)
Contact (geology)
Law of superposition
Facies
Stratigraphic section
System (stratigraphy)
Biozone
List of index fossils
Sequence (geology)
Parasequence
Type locality (geology)
Cratonic sequence
Past sea level
Structural geology
[edit]This section contains 22 articles.
Structural geology
Boudinage
Ductility (Earth science)
Fabric (geology)
Fold (geology) (Level 4)
Fracture (geology)
Shear zone
Strike and dip
Structural basin
Tectonics
[edit]This section contains 58 articles.
Plate tectonics (Level 3)
Continental drift
Continent (Level 3)
Continental shelf (Level 4)
Continental margin
Continental rise
Abyssal plain (Level 4)
Divergent boundary
Transform fault
Convergent boundary
Passive margin
Décollement
Lithosphere (Level 4)
Upper mantle
Lower mantle
Asthenosphere
Shield (geology)
Triple junction
Geologic province
Transition zone (Earth)
Core–mantle boundary
Tectonic plates
[edit]This section contains 19 articles.
African Plate
Arabian Plate
Amurian microplate
Antarctic Plate
Caribbean Plate
Cocos Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Nazca Plate
North American Plate
Okhotsk microplate
Pacific Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Scotia Plate
Somali Plate
South American Plate
Sunda Plate
Farallon Plate
Volcanology
[edit]This section contains 21 articles.
Geomorphology
[edit]This section contains 115 articles.
Geomorphology: General
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Landforms
[edit]This section contains 105 articles.
Landforms: General
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Landform (Level 4)
Land (Level 2)
Highland
Upland and lowland
Hill (Level 4)
Valley (Level 4)
Plateau (Level 4)
Plain (Level 4)
Depression (geology)
Escarpment
Aeolian landforms
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Artificial landforms
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Caves
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Fluvial landforms
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
River morphology
Alluvial fan (Level 4)
Canyon (Level 4)
Cut bank
Floodplain (Level 4)
Gully
Meander (Level 4)
Rapids (Level 4)
Waterfall (Level 4)
Bar (river morphology)
Promontory
Stream bed
Wadi
Glacial landforms
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Glacial landform (Level 4)
Cirque
Esker
Fjord (Level 4)
Moraine (Level 4)
Post-glacial rebound
U-shaped valley
Montane landforms
[edit]This section contains 9 articles.
Oceanic and coastal landforms
[edit]This section contains 32 articles.
Oceanic basin
Archipelago (Level 4)
Bay (Level 4)
Beach (Level 4)
Coast (Level 4)
Headland
Lagoon (Level 4)
Peninsula (Level 4)
Island (Level 3)
Reef
Seamount (Level 4)
Mudflat
Isthmus
Sea cave
Shoal
Stack (geology)
Other erosional landforms
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Volcanic landforms
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Water
[edit]This section contains 132 articles.
Water: General
[edit]This section contains 19 articles.
Aquatic animal
Aquatic ecosystem
Cryosphere (Level 4)
Eutrophication
Flood (Level 3)
Hydrosphere (Level 4)
Salinity
Water quality
Whirlpool
Oceanography
[edit]This section contains 57 articles.
Oceanography (Level 4)
Marine chemistry
Marine ecosystem
Marine habitat
Marine life
Ocean (Level 4)
Ocean dynamics
Ocean temperature
Oceanic zone
Sea (Level 2)
Seabed (Level 4)
Sea level (Level 4)
Seawater
Strait
Tide (Level 4)
Tsunami (Level 4)
Turbidity current
Wind wave
Glaciology
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Glaciology
Basal sliding
Crevasse
Glacier (Level 3)
Iceberg (Level 4)
Ice sheet (Level 4)
Ice shelf (Level 4)
Methane clathrate
Permafrost (Level 4)
Sea ice (Level 4)
Hydrology
[edit]This section contains 46 articles.