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Environmental Changes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After a forest fire occurs, what will happen first?

a)

people will begin cutting down the trees

b)

animals will return

c)

plants/grass will begin to grow back

d)

the fish will swim

2.

After a forest fire occurs and the plants grow back, what will happen next?

a)

people will begin cutting down the trees

b)

animals will return to the forest

c)

plants/grass will begin to grow back

d)

the fish will swim

3.

How can humans keep soil from washing away because of heavy rain?

a)

use an umbrella

b)

remove all of the plants

c)

use a different type of soil

d)

plant bushes or grass

4.

What part of a plant helps hold soil in place?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

stem

d)

flower

5.

What can change the environment in minutes?

a)

animals building homes

b)

planting bushes

c)

a forest fire

d)

fishing

6.

____________ is when the air, water, or land is contaminated by waste, chemicals, and other harmful substances.

a)

erosion

b)

pollution

c)

weathering

d)

drought

7.

All living and nonliving things in a place make up the ___________.

a)

resource

b)

environment

c)

weather

d)

change

8.

Anything people use to meet their needs are called ___________.

a)

resources

b)

environment

c)

weather

d)

change

9.

___________ is to make or become different.

a)

resources

b)

environment

c)

weather

d)

change

10.

A long period without rain is called a ___________

a)

drought

b)

environment

c)

weather

d)

change

11.

Any combination of sunlight, wind, snow, rain, and temperature in a specific place at a specific time is called ________.

a)

environment

b)

pollution

c)

erosion

d)

weather

12.

_________ breaks down the Earth's ground into small pieces.

a)

environment

b)

pollution

c)

resources

d)

weathering

13.

_________ uses gravity to move pieces of rock, dirt, and sand.

a)

environment

b)

erosion

c)

resources

d)

weathering

14.

A beaver building a dam is an example of a ________ environmental change.

a)

helpful

b)

harmful

c)

helpful and harmful

15.

What type of weather causes many plants and animals to die?

a)

rain

b)

sunshine

c)

wind

d)

drought

16.

Which is NOT an example of pollution?

a)

smoke from factories

b)

an oil spill in the ocean

c)

planting trees

d)

a waste spill in the river

17.

Which is a way that humans harm the environment?

a)

littering

b)

recycling

c)

planting trees

d)

protecting endangered animals

18.

Which is not an example of weather changing the environment?

a)

a drought causes plants to die

b)

a person forgets to put out a fire and burns down the forest

c)

lightning causes a fire

d)

tornadoes destroy a forest

19.

Why is cutting down trees harmful to animals?

a)

a bird's nest could be destroyed

b)

the trees make paper

c)

the rain makes trees grow

20.

Which is an example of plants harming our environment?

a)

plants clean the air

b)

plants produce fruit

c)

plants (Kudzu) take over a tree and kills it

d)

Plants make oxygen