Yes they are simply small
to cut their ears
I believe that they were first called "long-eared owls" when people saw their ears.
worms
Unknown.
Oak trees
No: Short-eared Owls, as well as every other owl, are in the phylum Chordata. This means that they do have a backbone, which invertebrates lack.
they smell them
Screech Owls, Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls mainly.
I'm guessing longish, ya know, cuz of the name (x
yes because they eat mice , woodrats, muskrat , and voles
Great Horned owls, barred owls, eastern screech owls, northern saw-whet owls, barn owls,short eard owls and long eared owls.
Open country with interspersed forests, preferably evergreens.