Cause and Effect Match the phrases to complete

Cause and Effect

Match the phrases to complete the sentences 1. I didn’t eat dinner last night… A. and began wagging its tail happily. 2. The dog saw its owner… 3. If the temperature drops below 32 degrees… 4. Because oven timer beeped… B. my mother took the cake out. C. so my stomach was growling by 2 nd period. D. the wet roads will turn icy.

The cause is WHY something happens. The effect is WHAT happens. Because lightening struck the tree, it split in half. (Cause) (Effect)

When looking for cause and effect relationships, keep an eye out for signal words like… • • • Because So As a result Therefore Since If… then…

Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed. However, illnesses are not caused by temperature, they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs. Cause ? Effect People get sick

On the SOL, you may see a Cause… Effect chart or you may see a When…Then… chart Cause A strong thunderstorm Effect Many people lost power When There was a strong thunderstorm Then Many people lost power

Sometimes an effect can lead to another effect… Cause Lightening strikes a tree in a dry forest Effect A fire begins and moves quickly through the dry forest Effect Many trees and plants are destroyed Effect Wild animals must find a new home

Complete this cause and effect relationship… Cause I forgot to set my alarm Effect

Tornadoes, or “twisters, ” are among the smallest but most violent storms. They are caused by air masses that reach rotational speeds of about 300 miles per hour. Tornadoes often occur in series, like the ones in April of 1965 that caused havoc in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, killing 271 people and damaging $300, 000 worth of property. Forty years earlier, in March of 1925, another series had killed 740 persons in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. “Tornado Alley” is a belt that runs through the Great Plains and southeastern portion of the United States. The Chicago area holds the greatest potential for tornado damage because of the combination of its location, its density of population, and its development. However, less populated southwestern Oklahoma has the highest incidence of tornadoes. Though Chicago has only half the incidence of tornadoes as Oklahoma, the need for disaster aid in Chicago is greater than anywhere else.