Long Term Changes

Short and Long Term Changes

This week we learned changes to the environment.......let's look at the difference between long and short term changes

Long Term Environmental Changes

• Occurs gradually

• Affects organisms slowly

• Organisms adapt or go extinct

Multiple Choice

What does long term mean..

• temporary

• forever

You are right! Long term changes are permanent.

• That means these changes last forever

• hundreds and hundreds of years

• ​Some examples are climate change

• ​The best example is the Ice Age

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of a long term change?

• an gigantic volcano erupting for days

• a small flood in a field

• a thunderstorm

Multiple Choice

What kind of environmental change is shown in the picture above?

• Short term

• Long term

Multiple Select

Environmental change: a change in the environment most often caused by human influences or the natural process of nature.

Which do you think are examples of environmental changes?

(Choose 3 that apply)

• Floods

• Droughts

• Fires

• Rain

• Snow

Short Term Environmental Changes

• Occurs quickly

• Affects organisms immediately

• Organisms move away or die

Multiple Choice

Last week, you watched a Brainpop video on Natural Disasters. Most Natural Disasters are _____

• short term changes

• long term changes

Multiple Choice

Due to several days of downpours the rivers have overflowed their banks causing flooding in one area... this is a

• This is a long term change

• This is a short term change

Multiple Choice

How long do short term changes last....

• days, months,

• hundreds, thousands of years

Multiple Choice

Lasting only a short while is also called .....

• permanent

• forever

• temporary

• always

Multiple Choice

Bank swallows are birds that make their nests on the edges of rivers. In the spring they lay four or five eggs. Bank swallows can’t swim or breathe underwater. What change in these birds will likely be brought about by flooding in their habitat?

• Laying more eggs in the spring.

• Building nests higher up the banks.

• Eating different kinds of insects.

• Learning to breathe underwater.

Open Ended

Please type your answer once. What is the difference between a short term change and a long term change?