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Worksheets8.11B short and long term environmental changes
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
What are a catastrophic events?
Events that are naturally occurring such as pollution and smog. These are generally bad for the environment but are necessary for evolution.
Events that occur naturally such as flooding, deforestation, and land-slide. These change the shape of the land which is better for the environment.
Occurrences caused by human made changes that affect the environment. These changes are generally good for the environment and can improve the biodiversity of a habitat.
Natural occurrences that generally have a negative effect on people and or the environment that is affects. These events can cause damage to the shape of the land and to the lives of the people and other living organisms.
Which of the following is the best definition for Short Term Environmental changes?
Short-term environmental changes tend to not affect the environment and the organisms living in it since it happens rather quickly.
Short-term environmental changes do not have a significant effect on the environment.
Short-term environmental changes, like droughts, floods, and fires do not give populations time to adapt to the change and force them to move or become extinct. The changes happen rather quickly and there is no time for adaptations to occur which can lead to massive die-off.
Short-term environmental changes, like pollution, deforestation, and ice age give populations time to adapt to the change and force them to move or become extinct.
Which of the following are considered to be Short-term environmental effects?
Hurricanes
Tornados
Flooding
Deforestation
Wildfire
Which of the following is the best definition for Long-term environmental changes?
Long-term environmental changes tend to not affect the environment and the organisms living in it since it happens rather quickly.
Long-term environmental changes do not have a significant effect on the environment.
Long-term environmental changes, like droughts, floods, and fires do not give populations time to adapt to the change and force them to move or become extinct. The changes happen rather quickly and there is no time for adaptations to occur which can lead to massive die-off.
Long-term environmental changes, like pollution, deforestation, and ice age are much more gradual and allow populations to adapt. Overtime, organisms that are affected by these changes have a chance to survive as they can develop adaptations that will help them cope with the change.
Which of the following are considered to be Long-term environmental effects?
Pollution
Droughts
Climate Change
Deforestation
Urbanization
Which of the following are characteristics of Short-term environmental changes?
Organisms do not have the time to develop adaptations.
Changes occur slowly overtime.
changes occur quickly.
Affects organisms immediately.
Forces the organisms to leave and it can lead to death and extinction.
Which of the following are characteristics of Long-term environmental changes?
It can lead to changes in organisms or genetic variations that better suit the environment for survival.
Changes occur slowly overtime.
Changes occur quickly.
It can cause ecosystems to change.
Affects organisms over long periods of time or over several generations.
A type of environmental change that can lead to genetic variations in organisms to better suit the environment.
Long-term
Short-term
A type of environmental change that affects organisms immediately as it happens quickly.
Long-term
Short-term
A type of environmental change where changes occur quickly and do not give time for organisms to develop adaptations, which can sometimes lead to die-offs or extinctions.
Long-term
Short-term
A type of environmental change that can cause changes in the ecosystem which will affect organisms in that environment over several generations.
Long-term
Short-term
What is an example of how organisms respond to short term changes in the environment?
Animals tend to eat a lot more.
Animals will hibernate.
Animals must be able to adapt to a new environment.
Animals will go extinct or die due to the short term change.
What two environmental changes can be found in this image?
pollution and climate change
climate change and urbanization
deforestation and pollution
urbanization and deforestation
Biodiversity is
changes in an environment
variety of life
characteristics of organisms
environmental change is described as
breeding of organisms
a disturbance in the environment
changes in genetic material
no longer living or existing
endangered
mutated
extinct
differences between members of the same species
variation
selective breeding
abundance
