Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/Physical sciences#Electromagnetism .2840 articles.29

{{pp|small=y}}

{{shortcut|WP:VAPS|WP:VA/PS|WP:VAPHYSICAL}}

{{Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/Nav bar/4}}

{{center|{{Clickable button 2|Improve a random level 4 vital article in Physical sciences|class=mw-ui-progressive|url=https://randomincategory.toolforge.org/?category=Wikipedia%20level-4%20vital%20articles%20in%20Physical%20sciences&server=en.wikipedia.org&cmnamespace=&cmtype=&returntype=subject}}}}

Vital articles is a list of subjects for which Wikipedia should have corresponding high-quality articles. It serves as a centralized watchlist to track the status of Wikipedia's most essential articles. This is one of eleven Level 4 sub-lists of ten thousand articles and is currently under construction.

{{Wikipedia:Vital articles/Labels}}

This list is tailored to the English-language Wikipedia. There is also a list of ten thousand articles considered vital to Wikipedias of all languages.

For more information on this list and the process for adding articles please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

Total 1,102 articles.

class="wikitable sortable"
Class#Articles
{{Icon|FA}} FA75
{{Icon|GA}} GA113
{{Icon|B}} B367
{{Icon|C}} C456
{{Icon|FFA}} FFA26
{{Icon|DGA}} DGA49
{{Icon|Start}} Start91

{{Vital article count|1100}}

=Physical sciences=

{{Vital article count|1102}}

Basics

{{Vital article count|12}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Science (Level 1)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Scientific method (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Nature (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Experiment
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Field research
  6. {{Icon|C}} Information science
  7. {{Icon|C}} Laboratory
  8. {{Icon|C}} Observation
  9. {{Icon|C}} Scientific law
  10. {{Icon|B}} Research
  11. {{Icon|C}} Scientific modelling
  12. {{Icon|C}} Scientific theory

{{Div col end}}

Measurement

{{Vital article count|69}}

:This section contains units of measurement and articles on metrology. For the measured quantities, see Science and Mathematics sections. For timekeeping and navigation, see Everyday Life and Technology. For measurement errors, see Statistics section in Mathematics.

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

=Measurement: General=

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Measurement (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Accuracy and precision
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Metrology
  4. {{Icon|C}} Unit of measurement
  5. {{Icon|C}} Natural units
  6. {{Icon|C}} Planck units

{{Col-break}}

=Measurement systems =

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Metric system
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} International System of Units (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} United States customary units
  4. {{Icon|B}} Imperial units

{{Col-end}}

=Units of measurement =

{{Vital article count|59}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Time ==

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Second
  2. {{Icon|Start}} Minute
  3. {{Icon|B}} Hour
  4. {{Icon|C}} Day (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|B}} Week
  6. {{Icon|B}} Month
  7. {{Icon|C}} Year (Level 3)

==Dimensional space ==

{{Vital article count|13}}

=== Length and distance ===

{{Vital article count|9}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Inch
  2. {{Icon|C}} Foot
  3. {{Icon|C}} Cubit
  4. {{Icon|B}} Metre
  5. {{Icon|B}} Mile
  6. {{Icon|C}} Nautical mile
  7. {{Icon|B}} Astronomical unit
  8. {{Icon|B}} Light-year
  9. {{Icon|B}} Parsec

=== Area ===

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Acre
  2. {{Icon|C}} Hectare

=== Volume ===

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Gallon
  2. {{Icon|C}} Litre

{{Col-break}}

==Mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|13}}

=== Energy, power, force and pressure ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Atmosphere
  2. {{Icon|C}} Calorie
  3. {{Icon|C}} Electronvolt
  4. {{Icon|C}} Joule
  5. {{Icon|B}} Watt
  6. {{Icon|C}} Newton
  7. {{Icon|C}} Pascal

=== Mass ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Dalton (unit)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Kilogram
  3. {{Icon|C}} Ton
  4. {{Icon|B}} Pound
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Ounce

=== Velocity ===

{{Vital article count|1}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Knot

==Angle ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Degree
  2. {{Icon|C}} Radian
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Steradian

==Light ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Candela
  2. {{Icon|C}} Lumen
  3. {{Icon|C}} Lux

==Temperature ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Celsius
  2. {{Icon|C}} Fahrenheit
  3. {{Icon|B}} Kelvin

{{Col-break}}

==Electromagnetism ==

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Ampere
  2. {{Icon|C}} Farad
  3. {{Icon|C}} Coulomb
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Henry
  5. {{Icon|C}} Hertz
  6. {{Icon|C}} Ohm
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Siemens
  8. {{Icon|C}} Tesla
  9. {{Icon|C}} Volt
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Weber

==Quantity ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

=== Amount of substance ===

{{Vital article count|1}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Mole

=== Data ===

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Byte
  2. {{Icon|C}} Bit

==Radioactivity ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Becquerel
  2. {{Icon|C}} Gray
  3. {{Icon|C}} Sievert

==Other ==

{{Vital article count|1}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Decibel

{{Col-end}}

Astronomy

{{Vital article count|195}}

:For astronomical instruments, see Technology: Optical Technology.

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

=Basics =

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Astronomy (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Astronomical object
  3. {{Icon|C}} Astrophysics
  4. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Extraterrestrial life

{{Col-break}}

==Observational astronomy ==

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Observatory
  2. {{Icon|C}} Luminosity
  3. {{Icon|C}} Magnitude
  4. {{Icon|B}} Extinction

{{Col-end}}

=Astronomical objects =

{{Vital article count|61}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Solar System ==

{{Vital article count|26}}

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Solar System (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Sun (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Mercury (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|FA}} Venus (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|FA}} Earth (Level 1)
  6. {{Icon|FA}} Moon (Level 2)
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Mars (Level 3)
  8. {{Icon|FA}} Asteroid belt
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Ceres
  10. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFA}} Jupiter (Level 3)
  11. {{Icon|FA}} Io
  12. {{Icon|FA}} Europa
  13. {{Icon|FA}} Ganymede
  14. {{Icon|FA}} Callisto
  15. {{Icon|FA}} Saturn (Level 3)
  16. {{Icon|FA}} Enceladus
  17. {{Icon|FA}} Titan
  18. {{Icon|FA}} Uranus (Level 3)
  19. {{Icon|FA}} Neptune (Level 3)
  20. {{Icon|FA}} Triton
  21. {{Icon|FA}} Halley's Comet
  22. {{Icon|FA}} Kuiper belt
  23. {{Icon|FA}} Pluto
  24. {{Icon|FA}} Eris
  25. {{Icon|FA}} Oort cloud
  26. {{Icon|C}} Interplanetary medium

{{Col-break}}

==Notable stars ==

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Alpha Centauri
  2. {{Icon|C}} Arcturus
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Betelgeuse
  4. {{Icon|B}} Canopus
  5. {{Icon|FA}} Capella
  6. {{Icon|C}} Polaris
  7. {{Icon|B}} Procyon
  8. {{Icon|FA}} Rigel
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Sirius
  10. {{Icon|FA}} Vega

==Notable galaxies ==

{{Vital article count|12}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Local Group
  2. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Milky Way (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Galactic Center
  4. {{Icon|B}} Sagittarius A*
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Andromeda Galaxy
  6. {{Icon|C}} Large Magellanic Cloud
  7. {{Icon|C}} Small Magellanic Cloud
  8. {{Icon|B}} Triangulum Galaxy
  9. {{Icon|C}} Centaurus A
  10. {{Icon|FA}} Messier 87
  11. {{Icon|B}} Pinwheel Galaxy
  12. {{Icon|B}} Whirlpool Galaxy

{{Col-break}}

==Notable nebulae ==

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Carina Nebula
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Crab Nebula
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Eagle Nebula
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Horsehead Nebula
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Orion Nebula
  6. {{Icon|C}} Ring Nebula

==Other notable objects ==

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} 3C 273
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Cygnus X-1
  3. {{Icon|C}} Hyades
  4. {{Icon|C}} Omega Centauri
  5. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Pleiades
  6. {{Icon|C}} Virgo Supercluster
  7. {{Icon|C}} Virgo Cluster

{{Col-end}}

=Celestial mechanics and astrometry =

{{Vital article count|38}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Celestial mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|17}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Celestial mechanics
  2. {{Icon|C}} Orbit (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Barycenter (astronomy)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Tidal locking
  5. {{Icon|B}} Eclipse
  6. {{Icon|C}} Lunar eclipse
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Solar eclipse
  8. {{Icon|C}} Kepler's laws of planetary motion
  9. {{Icon|B}} Lagrange point
  10. {{Icon|GA}} Night

===Orbital mechanics ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Orbital mechanics
  2. {{Icon|C}} Escape velocity
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Geostationary orbit
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Geosynchronous orbit
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Gravitational acceleration
  6. {{Icon|C}} Gravity assist
  7. {{Icon|C}} Low Earth orbit

{{Col-break}}

==Celestial sphere ==

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Celestial sphere
  2. {{Icon|C}} Astronomical coordinate systems
  3. {{Icon|C}} Equatorial coordinate system
  4. {{Icon|C}} Equinox
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Ecliptic
  6. {{Icon|C}} Horizon
  7. {{Icon|B}} Solstice
  8. {{Icon|C}} Zodiac

==Constellations ==

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Constellation
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Canis Major
  3. {{Icon|B}} Cassiopeia
  4. {{Icon|C}} Centaurus
  5. {{Icon|C}} Crux
  6. {{Icon|B}} Orion
  7. {{Icon|C}} Ursa Major
  8. {{Icon|FA}} Ursa Minor

{{Col-break}}

==Astrometry ==

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Astrometry
  2. {{Icon|B}} Albedo
  3. {{Icon|C}} Cosmic distance ladder
  4. {{Icon|C}} Parallax
  5. {{Icon|C}} Photometry

{{Col-end}}

=Galactic astronomy and extragalactic astronomy =

{{Vital article count|27}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Basics ==

{{Vital article count|15}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Outer space (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Galaxy (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFA}} Black hole (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Event horizon
  5. {{Icon|B}} Supermassive black hole
  6. {{Icon|C}} Galaxy groups and clusters
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Supercluster
  8. {{Icon|B}} Interstellar medium
  9. {{Icon|B}} Nebula
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Dark nebula
  11. {{Icon|B}} Molecular cloud
  12. {{Icon|C}} Great Attractor
  13. {{Icon|FA}} H II region
  14. {{Icon|C}} Void (astronomy)
  15. {{Icon|B}} Cosmic ray

{{Col-break}}

==Galaxy morphological classification ==

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Galaxy morphological classification
  2. {{Icon|C}} Spiral galaxy
  3. {{Icon|C}} Barred spiral galaxy
  4. {{Icon|C}} Elliptical galaxy
  5. {{Icon|B}} Lenticular galaxy
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Irregular galaxy
  7. {{Icon|C}} Dwarf galaxy

==Active galactic nucleus ==

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Active galactic nucleus
  2. {{Icon|C}} Blazar
  3. {{Icon|B}} Quasar
  4. {{Icon|B}} Radio galaxy
  5. {{Icon|B}} Seyfert galaxy

{{Col-end}}

=Physical cosmology =

{{Vital article count|16}}

{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Physical cosmology (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Universe (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Observable universe
  4. {{Icon|B}} Chronology of the universe
  5. {{Icon|C}} Ultimate fate of the universe
  6. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Big Bang (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Cosmic inflation
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Cosmic microwave background
  9. {{Icon|C}} Galaxy formation and evolution
  10. {{Icon|FA}} Formation and evolution of the Solar System
  11. {{Icon|FA}} Nebular hypothesis
  12. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Dark matter
  13. {{Icon|B}} Dark energy
  14. {{Icon|B}} Cosmological constant
  15. {{Icon|FA}} Redshift
  16. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Hubble's law

{{Div col end}}

=Planetary science =

{{Vital article count|14}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Planet (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Terrestrial planet
  3. {{Icon|C}} Giant planet
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Exoplanet
  5. {{Icon|C}} Natural satellite (Level 3)
  6. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFA}} Comet (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|C}} Minor planet
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Asteroid (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Dwarf planet
  10. {{Icon|C}} Meteoroid
  11. {{Icon|C}} Atmosphere
  12. {{Icon|C}} Meteor shower
  13. {{Icon|B}} Impact event
  14. {{Icon|C}} Ring system

{{Div col end}}

=Stellar astronomy =

{{Vital article count|31}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Star (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Variable star
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Supernova (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|FA}} Gamma-ray burst
  5. {{Icon|B}} Nova
  6. {{Icon|C}} Pulsar
  7. {{Icon|C}} Cepheid variable
  8. {{Icon|C}} Star system
  9. {{Icon|C}} Planetary system
  10. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Binary star
  11. {{Icon|C}} Star cluster
  12. {{Icon|B}} Stellar classification
  13. {{Icon|B}} Stellar evolution
  14. {{Icon|C}} Star formation
  15. {{Icon|C}} Starburst galaxy
  16. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Planetary nebula
  17. {{Icon|C}} Protostar
  18. {{Icon|FA}} Main sequence
  19. {{Icon|C}} Giant star
  20. {{Icon|B}} Red giant
  21. {{Icon|C}} Supergiant
  22. {{Icon|B}} Wolf–Rayet star
  23. {{Icon|FA}} White dwarf
  24. {{Icon|B}} Neutron star
  25. {{Icon|C}} Stellar kinematics
  26. {{Icon|B}} Stellar magnetic field
  27. {{Icon|C}} Stellar structure
  28. {{Icon|B}} Solar wind
  29. {{Icon|B}} Metallicity
  30. {{Icon|B}} Brown dwarf
  31. {{Icon|C}} Hertzsprung–Russell diagram

{{Div col end}}

Chemistry

{{Vital article count|273}}

:For biochemistry and chemical biology, see: Biology and health sciences; for chemical industry, see: Technology.

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break|width=33%}}

=Chemistry: General=

{{Vital article count|23}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Chemistry (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Organic chemistry (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Inorganic chemistry (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Physical chemistry (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|B}} Electrochemistry
  6. {{Icon|C}} Electrolysis
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Environmental chemistry
  8. {{Icon|C}} Medicinal chemistry
  9. {{Icon|Start}} Nuclear chemistry
  10. {{Icon|C}} Nuclide
  11. {{Icon|C}} Organometallic chemistry
  12. {{Icon|C}} Phase diagram
  13. {{Icon|C}} Photochemistry
  14. {{Icon|Start}} Polymer chemistry
  15. {{Icon|B}} Polymer
  16. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Quantum chemistry
  17. {{Icon|B}} Materials science
  18. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|FFA}} Alchemy
  19. {{Icon|B}} Chemical substance
  20. {{Icon|C}} Amount of substance
  21. {{Icon|Start}} Chemical synthesis
  22. {{Icon|C}} Conservation of mass
  23. {{Icon|C}} pH

{{Col-break|width=34%}}

=Chemical reactions =

{{Vital article count|15}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Chemical reaction (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Acid–base reaction (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Catalysis (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Chemical equation
  5. {{Icon|C}} Chemical equilibrium
  6. {{Icon|C}} Chemical formula
  7. {{Icon|B}} Chemical kinetics
  8. {{Icon|C}} Redox (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|C}} Combustion
  10. {{Icon|B}} Fire (Level 2)
  11. {{Icon|B}} Corrosion
  12. {{Icon|B}} Haber process
  13. {{Icon|C}} Radical
  14. {{Icon|Start}} Reaction mechanism
  15. {{Icon|Start}} Substitution reaction

{{Col-break|width=33%}}

=Chemical bonds =

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Chemical bond (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Molecule (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Ionic bonding
  4. {{Icon|B}} Covalent bond
  5. {{Icon|C}} Metallic bonding
  6. {{Icon|C}} Intermolecular force
  7. {{Icon|B}} Hydrogen bond
  8. {{Icon|C}} Valence bond theory

=Separation processes =

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Chromatography
  2. {{Icon|B}} Distillation
  3. {{Icon|C}} Filtration

=Analytical chemistry =

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Analytical chemistry
  2. {{Icon|C}} Spectroscopy
  3. {{Icon|C}} Absorption spectroscopy
  4. {{Icon|B}} Mass spectrometry

{{Col-end}}

=Chemical substances =

{{Vital article count|220}}

==Chemical elements ==

{{Vital article count|117}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

=== Basics ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Chemical element (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Periodic table (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Allotropy
  4. {{Icon|C}} Atomic number
  5. {{Icon|C}} Atomic mass

=== Chemical element groups ===

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Metal (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Alkali metal
  3. {{Icon|B}} Alkaline earth metal
  4. {{Icon|B}} Lanthanide
  5. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Actinide
  6. {{Icon|B}} Transition metal
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Metalloid
  8. {{Icon|B}} Halogen
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Noble gas
  10. {{Icon|C}} Synthetic element

=== Chemical elements ===

{{Vital article count|102}}

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Hydrogen (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Helium

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Lithium
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Beryllium
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Boron
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Carbon (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|FA}} Diamond
  6. {{Icon|B}} Graphite
  7. {{Icon|B}} Carbon nanotube
  8. {{Icon|GA}} Nitrogen (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Oxygen (Level 3)
  10. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Ozone
  11. {{Icon|FA}} Fluorine
  12. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Neon

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Sodium
  2. {{Icon|B}} Magnesium
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Aluminium (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Silicon (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|B}} Phosphorus
  6. {{Icon|B}} Sulfur (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|GA}} Chlorine
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Argon

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Potassium
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Calcium
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Scandium
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Titanium
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Vanadium
  6. {{Icon|GA}} Chromium
  7. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Manganese
  8. {{Icon|GA}} Iron (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|GA}} Cobalt
  10. {{Icon|GA}} Nickel
  11. {{Icon|GA}} Copper (Level 3)
  12. {{Icon|FA}} Zinc
  13. {{Icon|GA}} Gallium
  14. {{Icon|FA}} Germanium
  15. {{Icon|B}} Arsenic
  16. {{Icon|GA}} Selenium
  17. {{Icon|GA}} Bromine
  18. {{Icon|GA}} Krypton

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Rubidium
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Strontium
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Yttrium
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Zirconium
  5. {{Icon|FA}} Niobium
  6. {{Icon|GA}} Molybdenum
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Technetium
  8. {{Icon|GA}} Ruthenium
  9. {{Icon|GA}} Rhodium
  10. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Palladium
  11. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFAC}} Silver (Level 3)
  12. {{Icon|GA}} Cadmium
  13. {{Icon|GA}} Indium
  14. {{Icon|B}} Tin
  15. {{Icon|GA}} Antimony
  16. {{Icon|GA}} Tellurium
  17. {{Icon|GA}} Iodine
  18. {{Icon|FA}} Xenon

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Caesium
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Barium
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Lanthanum
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Cerium
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Praseodymium
  6. {{Icon|B}} Neodymium
  7. {{Icon|GA}} Promethium
  8. {{Icon|GA}} Samarium
  9. {{Icon|GA}} Europium
  10. {{Icon|C}} Gadolinium
  11. {{Icon|GA}} Terbium
  12. {{Icon|GA}} Dysprosium
  13. {{Icon|GA}} Holmium
  14. {{Icon|B}} Erbium
  15. {{Icon|GA}} Thulium
  16. {{Icon|GA}} Ytterbium
  17. {{Icon|GA}} Lutetium
  18. {{Icon|GA}} Hafnium
  19. {{Icon|GA}} Tantalum
  20. {{Icon|GA}} Tungsten
  21. {{Icon|GA}} Rhenium
  22. {{Icon|GA}} Osmium
  23. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Iridium
  24. {{Icon|GA}} Platinum
  25. {{Icon|B}} Gold (Level 3)
  26. {{Icon|GA}} Mercury (element)
  27. {{Icon|GA}} Thallium
  28. {{Icon|FA}} Lead
  29. {{Icon|GA}} Bismuth
  30. {{Icon|GA}} Polonium
  31. {{Icon|FA}} Astatine
  32. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Radon

  1. {{Icon|FA}} Francium
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Radium
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Actinium
  4. {{Icon|FA}} Thorium
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Protactinium
  6. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Uranium
  7. {{Icon|GA}} Neptunium
  8. {{Icon|FA}} Plutonium
  9. {{Icon|GA}} Americium
  10. {{Icon|GA}} Curium
  11. {{Icon|GA}} Berkelium
  12. {{Icon|FA}} Californium

{{Div col end}}

==Chemical compounds ==

{{Vital article count|85}}

===Chemical compounds: General===

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Chemical compound (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|Start}} Inorganic compound
  3. {{Icon|C}} Organic compound

=== Inorganic compounds ===

{{Vital article count|22}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Water (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Properties of water
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Ice
  4. {{Icon|C}} Water vapor
  5. {{Icon|B}} Oxide
  6. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Carbon dioxide (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|B}} Carbon monoxide
  8. {{Icon|B}} Nitrous oxide
  9. {{Icon|B}} Titanium dioxide
  10. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Hydrogen peroxide
  11. {{Icon|B}} Cyanide
  12. {{Icon|C}} Acid
  13. {{Icon|C}} Boric acid
  14. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Hydrochloric acid
  15. {{Icon|B}} Hydrofluoric acid
  16. {{Icon|B}} Nitric acid
  17. {{Icon|B}} Phosphoric acid
  18. {{Icon|B}} Sulfuric acid
  19. {{Icon|C}} Base
  20. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Ammonia
  21. {{Icon|C}} Potassium hydroxide
  22. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Sodium hydroxide

=== Salts ===

{{Vital article count|20}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Salt (chemistry)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Carbonate
  3. {{Icon|B}} Calcium carbonate
  4. {{Icon|C}} Sodium bicarbonate
  5. {{Icon|B}} Sodium carbonate
  6. {{Icon|C}} Chloride
  7. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Calcium chloride
  8. {{Icon|B}} Polyvinyl chloride
  9. {{Icon|B}} Sodium chloride
  10. {{Icon|C}} Nitrate
  11. {{Icon|C}} Ammonium nitrate
  12. {{Icon|B}} Potassium nitrate
  13. {{Icon|C}} Sodium nitrate
  14. {{Icon|C}} Silicate
  15. {{Icon|B}} Sodium silicate
  16. {{Icon|C}} Sulfate
  17. {{Icon|B}} Alum
  18. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Sodium sulfate
  19. {{Icon|C}} Ammonium sulfate
  20. {{Icon|C}} Magnesium sulfate

{{Div col end}}

=== Organic compounds ===

{{Vital article count|6}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Haloalkane
  2. {{Icon|C}} Organophosphorus chemistry
  3. {{Icon|B}} Organosilicon chemistry
  4. {{Icon|C}} Silicone
  5. {{Icon|C}} Organosulfur chemistry
  6. {{Icon|C}} Thiol

=== Carbon–nitrogen bond ===

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Amide
  2. {{Icon|C}} Urea
  3. {{Icon|C}} Nylon
  4. {{Icon|C}} Amine

=== Carbon–oxygen bond ===

{{Vital article count|16}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Alcohol
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Ethanol
  3. {{Icon|B}} Methanol
  4. {{Icon|C}} Aldehyde
  5. {{Icon|B}} Formaldehyde
  6. {{Icon|C}} Carboxylic acid
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Acetic acid
  8. {{Icon|C}} Citric acid
  9. {{Icon|B}} Lactic acid
  10. {{Icon|C}} Ester
  11. {{Icon|C}} Polyester
  12. {{Icon|B}} Ether
  13. {{Icon|B}} Ketone
  14. {{Icon|B}} Acetone
  15. {{Icon|B}} Phenol
  16. {{Icon|C}} Tannin

=== Hydrocarbons ===

{{Vital article count|14}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Hydrocarbon
  2. {{Icon|B}} Alkane
  3. {{Icon|B}} Butane
  4. {{Icon|B}} Ethane
  5. {{Icon|B}} Methane
  6. {{Icon|C}} Propane
  7. {{Icon|C}} Alkene
  8. {{Icon|C}} Ethylene
  9. {{Icon|B}} Polyethylene
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Propylene
  11. {{Icon|B}} Polypropylene
  12. {{Icon|C}} Aromatic compound
  13. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Benzene
  14. {{Icon|B}} Alkyne

{{Div col end}}

==Chemical mixtures ==

{{Vital article count|18}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

===Chemical mixtures: General===

{{Vital article count|12}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Alloy (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Mixture
  3. {{Icon|C}} Aerosol
  4. {{Icon|C}} Amalgam
  5. {{Icon|B}} Colloid
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Dispersion
  7. {{Icon|C}} Emulsion
  8. {{Icon|C}} Foam
  9. {{Icon|C}} Gel
  10. {{Icon|C}} Solution
  11. {{Icon|C}} Suspension
  12. {{Icon|C}} Syngas

===Specific alloys ===

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Brass
  2. {{Icon|C}} Bronze (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Cast iron
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Steel (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|C}} Stainless steel
  6. {{Icon|C}} Wrought iron

{{Div col end}}

Earth science

{{Vital article count|262}}

:For specific geographical places, see: Geography.

=Basics =

{{Vital article count|2}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Earth science (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Natural resource

{{Div col end}}

=Natural disasters =

{{Vital article count|8}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Natural disaster
  2. {{Icon|C}} Earthquake (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Flood (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Drought
  5. {{Icon|B}} Avalanche
  6. {{Icon|B}} Landslide
  7. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Tsunami
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Wildfire

{{Div col end}}

=Earth =

{{Vital article count|163}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Earth: General==

{{Vital article count|1}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Internal structure of Earth (Level 3)

==Geology ==

{{Vital article count|51}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Geology (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Plate tectonics (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Fold
  4. {{Icon|B}} Meteorite
  5. {{Icon|C}} Impact crater
  6. {{Icon|C}} Lithosphere
  7. {{Icon|C}} Crust
  8. {{Icon|C}} Fault
  9. {{Icon|C}} Stratigraphy
  10. {{Icon|C}} Thrust fault

=== Mineralogy ===

{{Vital article count|11}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Mineral (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Mineralogy
  3. {{Icon|C}} Gemstone
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Feldspar
  5. {{Icon|C}} Kaolinite
  6. {{Icon|C}} Pyroxene
  7. {{Icon|B}} Quartz
  8. {{Icon|C}} Talc
  9. {{Icon|B}} Mica
  10. {{Icon|C}} Gypsum
  11. {{Icon|B}} Asbestos

=== Mineral gemstones ===

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Emerald
  2. {{Icon|B}} Jade
  3. {{Icon|B}} Sapphire
  4. {{Icon|B}} Ruby

=== Organic gemstones ===

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Amber
  2. {{Icon|C}} Ivory
  3. {{Icon|B}} Pearl

=== Petrology ===

{{Vital article count|23}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Petrology
  2. {{Icon|C}} Rock (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Ore
  4. {{Icon|B}} Igneous rock
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Basalt
  6. {{Icon|B}} Granite
  7. {{Icon|B}} Magma
  8. {{Icon|C}} Tuff
  9. {{Icon|B}} Sedimentary rock
  10. {{Icon|C}} Limestone
  11. {{Icon|B}} Clay
  12. {{Icon|C}} Sand
  13. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Oil shale
  14. {{Icon|C}} Sandstone
  15. {{Icon|C}} Bauxite
  16. {{Icon|B}} Metamorphic rock
  17. {{Icon|Start}} Schist
  18. {{Icon|Start}} Marble
  19. {{Icon|Start}} Gneiss
  20. {{Icon|Start}} Slate
  21. {{Icon|C}} Conglomerate
  22. {{Icon|B}} Breccia
  23. {{Icon|Start}} Gravel

==Geophysics ==

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Geodesy
  2. {{Icon|C}} Geophysics
  3. {{Icon|B}} Earth's inner core
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Earth's magnetic field
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Earth's outer core
  6. {{Icon|B}} Mantle
  7. {{Icon|C}} Seismology

{{Col-break}}

==Geomorphology ==

{{Vital article count|50}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Geomorphology
  2. {{Icon|C}} Erosion (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Weathering

=== Landforms ===

{{Vital article count|11}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Landform
  2. {{Icon|B}} Land (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Continent (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Mountain (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|C}} Mountain range
  6. {{Icon|C}} Hill
  7. {{Icon|C}} Valley
  8. {{Icon|Start}} Plateau
  9. {{Icon|Start}} Mesa
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Plain
  11. {{Icon|Start}} Sedimentary basin

=== Fluvial landforms ===

{{Vital article count|9}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Alluvial fan
  2. {{Icon|C}} Beach
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Canyon
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Cliff
  5. {{Icon|C}} Floodplain
  6. {{Icon|C}} Meander
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Oasis
  8. {{Icon|Start}} Rapids
  9. {{Icon|B}} Waterfall

=== Glacial landforms ===

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Glacial landform
  2. {{Icon|C}} Fjord
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Moraine

=== Caves ===

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Cave
  2. {{Icon|C}} Karst

=== Oceanic and coastal landforms ===

{{Vital article count|12}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Abyssal plain
  2. {{Icon|C}} Archipelago
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Bay
  4. {{Icon|C}} Coast
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Continental shelf
  6. {{Icon|B}} Coral reef
  7. {{Icon|C}} Atoll
  8. {{Icon|C}} Lagoon
  9. {{Icon|B}} Oceanic trench
  10. {{Icon|C}} Peninsula
  11. {{Icon|GA}} Island (Level 3)
  12. {{Icon|GA}} Seamount

=== Volcanic landforms ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Volcano (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFA}} Geyser
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Hotspot
  4. {{Icon|B}} Lava
  5. {{Icon|C}} Mid-ocean ridge

=== Aeolian landforms ===

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Aeolian processes
  2. {{Icon|C}} Dune

=== Artificial landforms ===

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Artificial island
  2. {{Icon|C}} Land reclamation
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Polder

{{Col-break}}

==Geological history ==

{{Vital article count|28}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} History of Earth (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Geological history of Earth
  3. {{Icon|C}} Geochronology
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Geologic time scale
  5. {{Icon|B}} Great Oxidation Event
  6. {{Icon|B}} Cambrian explosion
  7. {{Icon|B}} Extinction event
  8. {{Icon|B}} Late Ordovician mass extinction
  9. {{Icon|B}} Late Devonian mass extinction
  10. {{Icon|B}} Permian–Triassic extinction event
  11. {{Icon|B}} Triassic–Jurassic extinction event
  12. {{Icon|FA}} Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
  13. {{Icon|B}} Ice age
  14. {{Icon|B}} Pangaea

=== Geological periods ===

{{Vital article count|14}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Precambrian
  2. {{Icon|B}} Phanerozoic
  3. {{Icon|B}} Paleozoic
  4. {{Icon|B}} Cambrian
  5. {{Icon|B}} Permian
  6. {{Icon|C}} Mesozoic
  7. {{Icon|B}} Triassic
  8. {{Icon|B}} Jurassic
  9. {{Icon|B}} Cretaceous
  10. {{Icon|C}} Cenozoic
  11. {{Icon|B}} Paleogene
  12. {{Icon|B}} Neogene
  13. {{Icon|C}} Quaternary
  14. {{Icon|B}} Holocene

==Biomes ==

{{Vital article count|19}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Desert (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Tundra
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Shrubland

=== Forests ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Forest (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Jungle
  3. {{Icon|C}} Mangrove
  4. {{Icon|B}} Taiga
  5. {{Icon|C}} Rainforest
  6. {{Icon|C}} Tropical rainforest
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

=== Grasslands ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Grassland (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Meadow
  3. {{Icon|B}} Prairie
  4. {{Icon|B}} Savanna
  5. {{Icon|C}} Steppe

=== Wetlands ===

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Wetland
  2. {{Icon|C}} Swamp
  3. {{Icon|C}} Marsh
  4. {{Icon|C}} Bog

==Pedology ==

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Soil (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Peat
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Soil formation
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Pedosphere
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Sediment
  6. {{Icon|C}} Soil fertility
  7. {{Icon|C}} Soil science

{{Col-end}}

=Air =

{{Vital article count|59}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Atmosphere ==

{{Vital article count|9}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Atmosphere of Earth (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Air mass
  3. {{Icon|B}} Atmospheric pressure
  4. {{Icon|C}} Atmospheric science
  5. {{Icon|B}} Ozone depletion

=== Atmospheric optics ===

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Aurora
  2. {{Icon|C}} Mirage
  3. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|FFA}} Rainbow
  4. {{Icon|C}} Sky

==Climatology ==

{{Vital article count|9}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Climatology
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Climate (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Climate change (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Greenhouse effect
  5. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Climate variability and change
  6. {{Icon|C}} El Niño–Southern Oscillation
  7. {{Icon|B}} Köppen climate classification
  8. {{Icon|Start}} Temperate climate
  9. {{Icon|B}} Tropical climate

{{Col-break}}

==Meteorology ==

{{Vital article count|41}}

===Meteorology: General===

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Meteorology
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Weather (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Weather front
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Weather forecasting
  5. {{Icon|C}} Humidity
  6. {{Icon|GA}} Low-pressure area

=== Clouds ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Cloud (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Cirrus cloud
  3. {{Icon|C}} Cumulonimbus cloud
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Cumulus cloud
  5. {{Icon|B}} Fog

=== Precipitation ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Precipitation
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Rain (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Snow (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Acid rain
  5. {{Icon|GA}} Hail
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Dew
  7. {{Icon|C}} Frost

=== Seasons ===

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Season (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Spring (season)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Summer
  4. {{Icon|C}} Autumn
  5. {{Icon|C}} Winter

{{Col-break}}

=== Atmospheric circulation ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Atmospheric circulation
  2. {{Icon|GA}} High-pressure area
  3. {{Icon|GA}} Cyclone
  4. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|FFA}} Extratropical cyclone
  5. {{Icon|C}} Hadley cell
  6. {{Icon|C}} Polar vortex
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Walker circulation

=== Storms ===

{{Vital article count|7}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Storm
  2. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Tornado (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Tropical cyclone (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|C}} Blizzard
  5. {{Icon|C}} Dust storm
  6. {{Icon|B}} Lightning
  7. {{Icon|GA}} Thunderstorm

=== Winds ===

{{Vital article count|4}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Wind (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|GA}} Jet stream
  3. {{Icon|C}} Monsoon
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Trade winds

{{Col-end}}

=Water =

{{Vital article count|30}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Water: General==

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Hydrosphere
  2. {{Icon|C}} Cryosphere

==Glaciology ==

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Glacier
  2. {{Icon|C}} Ice sheet
  3. {{Icon|C}} Ice shelf
  4. {{Icon|B}} Iceberg
  5. {{Icon|C}} Sea ice
  6. {{Icon|GA}} Permafrost

{{Col-break}}

==Oceanography ==

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Oceanography
  2. {{Icon|FA}} Sea (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Ocean (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Tide
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Sea level
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Seabed
  7. {{Icon|C}} Ocean current
  8. {{Icon|C}} Thermohaline circulation

{{Col-break}}

==Hydrology ==

{{Vital article count|14}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Hydrology
  2. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Water cycle
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Body of water
  4. {{Icon|C}} Groundwater
  5. {{Icon|C}} Spring (hydrology)
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Hydrography
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Limnology
  8. {{Icon|C}} Lake (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|Start}} Dry lake
  10. {{Icon|C}} Pond
  11. {{Icon|GA}} River (Level 3)
  12. {{Icon|C}} Drainage basin
  13. {{Icon|C}} Estuary
  14. {{Icon|C}} River delta

{{Col-end}}

Physics

{{Vital article count|291}}

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}

=Basics =

{{Vital article count|23}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Physics (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Energy (Level 2)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Conservation of energy
  4. {{Icon|C}} Matter (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Atom (Level 2)
  6. {{Icon|GA}} Force (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|B}} Electromagnetism (Level 3)
  8. {{Icon|B}} Gravity (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|C}} Strong interaction (Level 3)
  10. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Weak interaction (Level 3)
  11. {{Icon|B}} Spacetime
  12. {{Icon|C}} Space (Level 3)
  13. {{Icon|C}} Vacuum (Level 3)
  14. {{Icon|B}} Time (Level 2)
  15. {{Icon|B}} Mass–energy equivalence
  16. {{Icon|C}} Quantum gravity
  17. {{Icon|C}} Radiation
  18. {{Icon|C}} Ionizing radiation
  19. {{Icon|C}} Field (physics)
  20. {{Icon|C}} Flux
  21. {{Icon|C}} Gauge theory
  22. {{Icon|C}} Symmetry (physics)
  23. {{Icon|C}} Theoretical physics

{{Div col end}}

=Atomic, molecular and optical physics =

{{Vital article count|21}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Atomic physics ==

{{Vital article count|11}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Atomic physics
  2. {{Icon|B}} Atomic orbital
  3. {{Icon|GA}} History of atomic theory
  4. {{Icon|C}} Binding energy
  5. {{Icon|B}} Bohr model
  6. {{Icon|B}} Bremsstrahlung
  7. {{Icon|C}} Electron configuration
  8. {{Icon|C}} Electron shell
  9. {{Icon|Start}} Energy level
  10. {{Icon|B}} Rutherford scattering experiments
  11. {{Icon|B}} Ion

{{Col-break}}

==Molecular physics ==

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Molecular orbital
  2. {{Icon|C}} Molecular orbital theory

==Optics ==

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Optics (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|Start}} Focus
  3. {{Icon|C}} Focal length
  4. {{Icon|B}} Polarization
  5. {{Icon|C}} Reflection
  6. {{Icon|C}} Refraction
  7. {{Icon|B}} Refractive index
  8. {{Icon|C}} Transparency and translucency

{{Col-end}}

=Color =

{{Vital article count|17}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Basics ==

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Color (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|Start}} CMYK color model
  3. {{Icon|C}} Color theory
  4. {{Icon|B}} Primary color
  5. {{Icon|C}} Gloss (optics)
  6. {{Icon|B}} RGB color model

{{Col-break}}

==Color terms ==

{{Vital article count|11}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} White
  2. {{Icon|C}} Black
  3. {{Icon|C}} Grey
  4. {{Icon|B}} Red
  5. {{Icon|C}} Orange
  6. {{Icon|C}} Yellow
  7. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Green
  8. {{Icon|B}} Blue
  9. {{Icon|C}} Pink
  10. {{Icon|C}} Purple
  11. {{Icon|Start}} Brown

{{Col-end}}

=Condensed matter physics =

{{Vital article count|24}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Basics ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Condensed matter physics
  2. {{Icon|C}} Solid-state physics
  3. {{Icon|B}} Amorphous solid

==Crystallography ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Crystallography
  2. {{Icon|B}} Crystal
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Crystallization

{{Col-break}}

==States of matter ==

{{Vital article count|8}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} State of matter (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Solid
  3. {{Icon|B}} Liquid
  4. {{Icon|B}} Gas
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Vapor
  6. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Plasma
  7. {{Icon|C}} Degenerate matter
  8. {{Icon|C}} Bose–Einstein condensate

{{Col-break}}

==Phase transitions ==

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Phase transition
  2. {{Icon|B}} Phase
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Boiling
  4. {{Icon|C}} Melting
  5. {{Icon|Start}} Freezing
  6. {{Icon|C}} Evaporation
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Condensation
  8. {{Icon|C}} Ionization
  9. {{Icon|Start}} Critical point
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Triple point

{{Col-end}}

=Electromagnetism =

{{Vital article count|46}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Basics ==

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} Electricity (Level 2)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Magnetism (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Ferromagnetism
  4. {{Icon|C}} Magnet
  5. {{Icon|C}} Electromagnet
  6. {{Icon|C}} Dielectric
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Dipole
  8. {{Icon|B}} Metamaterial
  9. {{Icon|C}} Oil drop experiment
  10. {{Icon|B}} Photoelectric effect

==Electrostatics ==

{{Vital article count|5}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Electrostatics
  2. {{Icon|B}} Coulomb's law
  3. {{Icon|B}} Electric charge
  4. {{Icon|B}} Electric field
  5. {{Icon|B}} Electric potential

{{Col-break}}

==Electrodynamics ==

{{Vital article count|16}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Electromagnetic radiation (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Electromagnetic spectrum
  3. {{Icon|C}} Radio wave
  4. {{Icon|B}} Microwave
  5. {{Icon|B}} Infrared
  6. {{Icon|B}} Light (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|B}} Visible spectrum
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Ultraviolet
  9. {{Icon|B}} X-ray
  10. {{Icon|B}} Fluorescence
  11. {{Icon|C}} Electromagnetic field
  12. {{Icon|B}} Electromagnetic induction
  13. {{Icon|B}} Electromotive force
  14. {{Icon|B}} Lorentz force
  15. {{Icon|B}} Eddy current
  16. {{Icon|B}} Maxwell's equations

{{Col-break}}

==Magnetism ==

{{Vital article count|2}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Magnetic field
  2. {{Icon|Start}} Magnetostatics

==Electrical circuits ==

{{Vital article count|13}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Electric current
  2. {{Icon|C}} Alternating current
  3. {{Icon|C}} Direct current
  4. {{Icon|C}} Electrical network
  5. {{Icon|C}} Electrical impedance
  6. {{Icon|B}} Electrical resistance and conductance
  7. {{Icon|B}} Ohm's law
  8. {{Icon|C}} Capacitance
  9. {{Icon|C}} Semiconductor
  10. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Superconductivity
  11. {{Icon|C}} Gain (electronics)
  12. {{Icon|B}} Inductance
  13. {{Icon|C}} Kirchhoff's circuit laws

{{Col-end}}

=Mechanics =

{{Vital article count|85}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

==Basics ==

{{Vital article count|9}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Mechanics
  2. {{Icon|C}} Ballistics
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Continuum mechanics
  4. {{Icon|B}} Kinematics
  5. {{Icon|C}} Relativistic mechanics
  6. {{Icon|Start}} Statics
  7. {{Icon|B}} Oscillation
  8. {{Icon|B}} Harmonic oscillator
  9. {{Icon|C}} Simple harmonic motion

==Quantum mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|11}}

  1. {{Icon|GA}} {{Icon|FFA}} Quantum mechanics (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Pauli exclusion principle
  3. {{Icon|C}} Quantum chromodynamics
  4. {{Icon|GA}} Quantum electrodynamics
  5. {{Icon|B}} Quantum entanglement
  6. {{Icon|B}} Quantum field theory
  7. {{Icon|C}} Quantum tunnelling
  8. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Schrödinger equation
  9. {{Icon|B}} Uncertainty principle
  10. {{Icon|C}} Wave function
  11. {{Icon|B}} Wave–particle duality

{{Col-break}}

==Theory of relativity==

{{Vital article count|9}}

{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Theory of relativity (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|FA}} General relativity
  3. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Special relativity
  4. {{Icon|B}} Principle of relativity
  5. {{Icon|B}} Equivalence principle
  6. {{Icon|B}} Gravitational wave
  7. {{Icon|B}} Lorentz transformation
  8. {{Icon|B}} Michelson–Morley experiment
  9. {{Icon|FA}} Speed of light (Level 3)

{{Col-break}}

==Classical mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|29}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Classical mechanics (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Hamiltonian mechanics
  3. {{Icon|C}} Lagrangian mechanics
  4. {{Icon|C}} Mass (Level 3)
  5. {{Icon|C}} Density
  6. {{Icon|B}} Momentum (Level 3)
  7. {{Icon|C}} Motion (Level 3)
  8. {{Icon|B}} Newton's laws of motion (Level 3)
  9. {{Icon|C}} Speed
  10. {{Icon|C}} Acceleration
  11. {{Icon|C}} Velocity
  12. {{Icon|B}} Equations of motion
  13. {{Icon|B}} Kinetic energy
  14. {{Icon|C}} Potential energy
  15. {{Icon|B}} Inertia
  16. {{Icon|B}} Moment of inertia
  17. {{Icon|B}} Friction
  18. {{Icon|Start}} Impulse
  19. {{Icon|C}} Power
  20. {{Icon|B}} Work
  21. {{Icon|C}} Rotation
  22. {{Icon|B}} Angular momentum
  23. {{Icon|B}} Centripetal force
  24. {{Icon|B}} Coriolis force
  25. {{Icon|C}} Torque
  26. {{Icon|B}} Weight
  27. {{Icon|C}} Weighing scale
  28. {{Icon|C}} Frame of reference
  29. {{Icon|B}} Newton's law of universal gravitation

{{Col-break}}

==Fluid mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|16}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Fluid mechanics
  2. {{Icon|B}} Fluid dynamics
  3. {{Icon|B}} Aerodynamics
  4. {{Icon|B}} Bernoulli's principle
  5. {{Icon|C}} Buoyancy
  6. {{Icon|C}} Convection
  7. {{Icon|C}} Drag
  8. {{Icon|C}} Diffusion
  9. {{Icon|C}} Flight
  10. {{Icon|C}} Lift (force)
  11. {{Icon|B}} Navier–Stokes equations
  12. {{Icon|Start}} Osmosis
  13. {{Icon|B}} Reynolds number
  14. {{Icon|C}} {{Icon|DGA}} Surface tension
  15. {{Icon|Start}} Turbulence
  16. {{Icon|B}} Viscosity

==Solid mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|10}}

  1. {{Icon|Start}} Solid mechanics
  2. {{Icon|C}} Deformation
  3. {{Icon|Start}} Elastic modulus
  4. {{Icon|Start}} Elasticity
  5. {{Icon|C}} Fatigue
  6. {{Icon|B}} Hooke's law
  7. {{Icon|C}} Plasticity
  8. {{Icon|Start}} Stiffness
  9. {{Icon|C}} Strength of materials
  10. {{Icon|B}} Stress (mechanics)

==Statistical mechanics ==

{{Vital article count|1}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Statistical mechanics

{{Col-end}}

=Nuclear physics =

{{Vital article count|10}}

{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Atomic nucleus
  2. {{Icon|C}} Nuclear physics
  3. {{Icon|C}} Isotope
  4. {{Icon|B}} Nuclear fission
  5. {{Icon|B}} Nuclear fusion
  6. {{Icon|C}} Nucleosynthesis
  7. {{Icon|C}} Radioactive decay (Level 3)
  8. {{Icon|C}} Alpha particle
  9. {{Icon|C}} Beta particle
  10. {{Icon|B}} Gamma ray

{{Div col end}}

=Particle physics =

{{Vital article count|35}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

==Particle physics: General==

{{Vital article count|13}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Particle physics (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|B}} Standard Model (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|C}} Physics beyond the Standard Model
  4. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} String theory
  5. {{Icon|C}} Supersymmetry
  6. {{Icon|C}} Particle
  7. {{Icon|B}} Particle accelerator
  8. {{Icon|B}} Large Hadron Collider
  9. {{Icon|B}} Tevatron
  10. {{Icon|Start}} Particle detector
  11. {{Icon|Start}} Cloud chamber
  12. {{Icon|Start}} Scattering
  13. {{Icon|C}} Spin

{{col-break}}

==Subatomic particles ==

{{Vital article count|19}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Subatomic particle (Level 3)

=== Fermions ===

{{Vital article count|12}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Fermion
  2. {{Icon|B}} Lepton
  3. {{Icon|FA}} Electron (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Muon
  5. {{Icon|C}} Tau
  6. {{Icon|B}} Neutrino
  7. {{Icon|FA}} Quark
  8. {{Icon|C}} Hadron
  9. {{Icon|C}} Baryon
  10. {{Icon|B}} Neutron (Level 3)
  11. {{Icon|C}} Proton (Level 3)
  12. {{Icon|B}} Meson

{{col-break}}

=== Bosons ===

{{Vital article count|6}}

  1. {{Icon|C}} Boson
  2. {{Icon|Start}} Gauge boson
  3. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|FFA}} Photon (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Gluon
  5. {{Icon|B}} W and Z bosons
  6. {{Icon|B}} Higgs boson

==Antimatter ==

{{Vital article count|3}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Antimatter
  2. {{Icon|C}} Antiparticle
  3. {{Icon|C}} Positron

{{col-end}}

{{Div col end}}

=Thermodynamics =

{{Vital article count|15}}

{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Thermodynamics (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Heat (Level 3)
  3. {{Icon|B}} Temperature (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Absolute zero
  5. {{Icon|C}} Pressure
  6. {{Icon|C}} Laws of thermodynamics
  7. {{Icon|Start}} Heat capacity
  8. {{Icon|C}} Heat transfer
  9. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Entropy
  10. {{Icon|C}} Enthalpy
  11. {{Icon|B}} Black-body radiation
  12. {{Icon|B}} Internal energy
  13. {{Icon|C}} Thermodynamic cycle
  14. {{Icon|C}} Thermodynamic free energy
  15. {{Icon|C}} Ideal gas law

{{Div col end}}

=Waves =

{{Vital article count|15}}

{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

  1. {{Icon|B}} Wave (Level 3)
  2. {{Icon|C}} Acoustics
  3. {{Icon|B}} {{Icon|DGA}} Sound (Level 3)
  4. {{Icon|B}} Speed of sound
  5. {{Icon|C}} Ultrasound
  6. {{Icon|C}} Amplitude
  7. {{Icon|C}} Frequency
  8. {{Icon|B}} Wavelength
  9. {{Icon|B}} Diffraction
  10. {{Icon|B}} Doppler effect
  11. {{Icon|C}} Wave interference
  12. {{Icon|B}} Noise
  13. {{Icon|C}} Resonance
  14. {{Icon|Start}} Superposition principle
  15. {{Icon|C}} Wave equation

{{Div col end}}

{{Core topics}}

All languages should have

Vital articles