Why is fighting wildfires dangerous?

Wildries can change directions quickly.

Wildfires require a lot of water.

Firefighteres have to start fires sometimes.

Firefighters do not have proper equipment.

What problem do wildfires solve?

They give animals new habitats.

They allow trees to continue growing.

They allow people to develop the land.

How do short term environmental changes affect ecosystems?

they generally affect organisms quickly

they generally affect populations over time

they generally don't have any effect

How do long term environmental changes affect ecosystems?

they generally affect populations over time

they generally affect organisms quickly

they generally don't have any effect

What is over-fishing?

when humans remove too many fish from the ocean

when a fisherman fishes too many hours

when a fisherman sells his fish for too much

What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?

Repeated freezing and thawing of water

Tree roots or plant roots growing bigger

How can rain change a mountain?

Water erosion wears down the peaks of a mountain.

Rain causes flash flooding on mountains.

Water can cause cracks in the mountainside.

How do plants weather rocks?

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock. Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering ?

the mass of water increases when it freezes

frozen water dissolves most types of rock

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Which of these is not an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?

Fires throughout the area

Poor water quality in the area

Erosion of beaches

Massive flooding

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Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?

Water is scarce and causes organisms to find new sources of water elsewhere.

Floods will wipe out all the vegetation

Herbivores will have to leave and find food elsewhere

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A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?

Standing water in the streets and sewers

Temporary displacement of organisms

Permanent change in the landscape

Poor water quality in rivers and streams

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Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area

Earthquake

Flood

Drought

Volcano

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A long period with no rain

Earthquake

Flood

Drought

Volcano

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Standing water and flooding.

Short term impact

Long term impact

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Changes to landscape due to erosion.

Short term impact

Long term impact

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Short and Long Term Ecosystem Changes

Which of these is not an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?

Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?

A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?

Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area

A long period with no rain

Standing water and flooding.

Changes to landscape due to erosion.

Forests wiped out by a wildfire.

How does Sunlight effect the Earth's surface?

Why is fighting wildfires dangerous?

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