Environmental Changes Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a long-term environmental change?

• A hurricane

• The clearing of an extreme amount of trees - deforestation

• A factory polluting a nearby lake

• A flood

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What is true about long-term environmental changes?

• a. Many long-term environmental changes are due to predictable weather patterns and happen quickly.

• b. Long-term environmental changes never cause lasting effects in an area.

• c. Many long-term environmental changes affect organisms over many generations

• d. Long-term environmental changes are usually predictable and easy to avoid.

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In a farm ecosystem, a farmer starts using a certain pesticide to protect his crops. A species of cricket is especially susceptible to this pesticide and most of the population dies off. What type of environmental change is this?

• It is a short-term environmental change.

• It is a long-term environmental change.

• It is not an environmental change.

• It is a short-term and long-term environmental change

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Which of the following is an example of a short-term environmental change?

• Subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another

• Erosion of a coastline

• Deposition of sediments in a river

• Severe lack of rainfall during a drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How are populations affected by short-term environmental changes?

• They do not have time to adapt to the changes that take place

• They increase in number significantly due to the changes that take place

• Only certain individuals are affected by the changes that take place

• They are not affected by the changed that take place.

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How are populations affected by long-term environmental changes?

• They generally become extinct due to the changes that take place

• They increase in number due to the changes that take place

• They adapt to the changes that take place gradually over time

• They are not affected by the changes that take place.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of short-term environmental changes?

• Affect organisms immediately

• Force populations to move or they risk illness or death

• Quick changes that occur without warning

• Gradual changes that allow organisms to adapt

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A geologic period during which thick ice sheets covered large areas of land was known as a(n) ________.

________ is the result of cutting down or clearing the trees in an area.

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________ environmental changes occur slowly over time and affect organisms over several generations.