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Short Term and Long Term Environmental Changes

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Has an immediate impact

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

2.

Global Warming

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

3.

An individual organism dies

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

4.

A Volcano currently erupting

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

5.

Whole populations affected

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

6.

Permanent change to an ecosystem

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

7.

Can cause extinction of a species

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

8.

A new species can form

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

9.

What is the most likely adaptation for a rabbit which once lived in the snow but now lives in shrubs and rocks due to increased global temperature?

a)

they will see an increase in fur production

b)

they will grow longer ears

c)

they will become better swimmers

d)

their coats will become darker due to natural selection

10.

Due to several days of downpours the rivers have overflowed their banks causing localized flooding.

a)

Short Term Change

b)

Long Term Change

11.

Affects organism immediately

a)

Short term change

b)

Long term change

12.

Causes changes in DNA of the organism

a)

Short term change

b)

Long term change

13.

Most water pollution is the result of

a)

human activities

b)

drought

c)

storms

d)

volcanic eruptions

14.

All of the following are examples of environmental changes that can be caused by humans except -

a)

clearing land for roads

b)

pesticides

c)

pollution

d)

volcanic eruption