Cause and Effect

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What is a cause?

Back

A cause is the reason why something happens.

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What is an effect?

Back

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

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What is an example of a cause and effect relationship?

Back

If it rains (cause), the ground gets wet (effect).

Front

What caused the cell phone to fall into the pool?

Back

Carl grabbed the towel that the cell phone was on.

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What was the effect of Destiny tattling on her siblings?

Back

She was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

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What is the cause of leaves falling from trees in autumn?

Back

The change in season causes trees to lose their leaves.

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What caused the leaves to scatter everywhere?

Back

Andre jumped into the pile of leaves.

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What is the effect of Johnny falling down the well?

Back

He was trapped for three hours.

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What does 'cause and effect' mean?

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It refers to the relationship between events where one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

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What is an example of an effect?

Back

If you study hard (cause), you will do well on the test (effect).