Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Physical sciences/Earth science
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Quota 1,200 articles.
Total 1,187 articles.
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FA | 7 |
GA | 51 |
B | 203 |
C | 408 |
LIST | 5 |
FFA | 11 |
DGA | 15 |
Start | 453 |
Stub | 60 |
Earth science basics
This section contains 173 articles.
Earth science basics: General
This section contains 47 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
This section contains 49 articles.
Biomes: General
This section contains 14 articles.
Forests
This section contains 17 articles.
Grasslands
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
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
This section contains 64 articles.
Climatology: General
This section contains 5 articles.
- Climatology (Level 4)
- Climate system
- El Niño–Southern Oscillation (Level 4)
- Köppen climate classification (Level 4)
- Microclimate
Climates
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
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
This section contains 13 articles.
Air
This section contains 132 articles.
Atmosphere
This section contains 27 articles.
Atmosphere: General
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
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
This section contains 105 articles.
Meteorology: General
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
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
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
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
This section contains 37 articles.
- Storm (Level 4)
- Winter storm
- Whirlwind
- Tropical cyclone (Level 3)
- Dust storm (Level 4)
- Atmospheric electricity
- Geomagnetic storm
- St. Elmo's fire
Winds
This section contains 13 articles.
Geology
This section contains 646 articles.
Geology: General
This section contains 13 articles.
Geochemistry
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
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
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
This section contains 95 articles.
Basics
This section contains 3 articles.
Geochronology
This section contains 13 articles.
- Geochronology (Level 4)
- Absolute dating
- Relative dating
- Detrital zircon geochronology
- Monazite geochronology
- Paleomagnetism
- Thermochronology
Paleoclimate
This section contains 4 articles.
Events
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)
- Hirnantian 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
This section contains 18 articles.
- Paleocontinent
- Supercontinent
- Iapetus Ocean
- Paleo-Tethys Ocean
- Panthalassa
- Rheic Ocean
- Tethys Ocean
- Western Interior Seaway
Geological timescale
This section contains 36 articles.
- Geologic time scale (Level 4)
- Precambrian (Level 4)
- Phanerozoic (Level 4)
Terrestrial geology
This section contains 466 articles.
Terrestrial geology: General
This section contains 1 article.
Geologic features
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This section contains 21 articles.
Geomorphology
This section contains 115 articles.
Geomorphology: General
This section contains 10 articles.
Landforms
This section contains 105 articles.
Landforms: General
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
This section contains 2 articles.
Artificial landforms
This section contains 3 articles.
Caves
This section contains 10 articles.
Fluvial landforms
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
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
This section contains 9 articles.
Oceanic and coastal landforms
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
This section contains 7 articles.
Volcanic landforms
This section contains 7 articles.
Water
This section contains 121 articles.
Water: General
This section contains 16 articles.
- Aquatic ecosystem
- Cryosphere (Level 4)
- Eutrophication
- Flood (Level 3)
- Hydrosphere (Level 4)
- Salinity
- Water quality
- Whirlpool
Oceanography
This section contains 49 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
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
This section contains 46 articles.