A change occurs in an environment that lasts for several thousand years and causes changes to the genetic makeup of several species. What can be known about this change? It is short-term. It is long-term. It involves an El Niño storm. It involves a La Niña storm.

A change occurs in an environment that lasts for three days and causes an immediate, dramatic impact. What can be known about this change? It is a short-term change. It is a long-term change. It is a flood. It is an ice age.

An environmental change is occurring due to continents shifting and moving to different parts of Earth’s surface. What kind of change is this? a short-term change due to global warming a long-term change due to tectonic plate movement a short-term change due to increasing levels of solar energy a long-term change due to forest fires

Which statement best describes long-term environmental changes? They occur suddenly. They do not typically cause changes to DNA. They cannot occur gradually. They can occur anywhere from thousands to billions of years.

How do changes in the environment affect species?

Which kind of environmental change would a tornado be? short-term, because it occurs very quickly long-term, because it lasts a long time short-term, because it affects only a small area long-term, because they have been happening for millions of years