Cause and Effect

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What is Cause and Effect?

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Cause and Effect is a relationship where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect).

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What is a Cause?

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A cause is the reason why something happens.

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What is an Effect?

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

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Give an example of a Cause: "It rained yesterday."

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The cause is "It rained yesterday."

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Give an example of an Effect: "The ground is wet."

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The effect is "The ground is wet."

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What happens if a student does not study for a test?

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The effect could be that the student does very badly on the test.

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In the sentence, "Because I helped my mother, she was able to finish her work quickly," what is the cause?

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The cause is "Because I helped my mother."

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In the sentence, "Anna practiced math during summer vacation, therefore, she finds math easy," what is the effect?

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The effect is "She finds math easy."

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What is the relationship between cause and effect?

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The relationship is that the cause leads to the effect.

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What is an example of a cause and effect relationship?

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If you water a plant (cause), it will grow (effect).