Cloudy with a Chance of Cats and Dogs (Cause-and-Effect)

Based on the passage, when the warm air rises...

• the air cools down

• the temperature rises

• the air warms up

• the clouds form

Based on the passage, what causes clouds to form?

• when warm air rises

• when billions of droplets come together

• when wind blows hard

• when cool air rises

Read the sentence: When water droplets stick together and get heavier, they fall to the ground as rain or snow.

Which part is the EFFECT?

• water droplets stick together

• water droplets get heavier

• they fall to the ground as rain or snow

• I don't know.

What causes water vapor to attach itself to dust to form droplets?

• Warm air rises.

• Billions of droplets come together.

• Cool air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air.

• The droplets stick together and become heavier.

Which is NOT a signal word for cause and effect relationships?

• so

• because

• as a result

• in contrast

What happens inside the cloud that causes rain or snow to fall?

Click all that apply.

• The water droplets bump into each other.

• Sometimes the water droplets stick together.

• The water droplets get bigger and heavier.

• The warm air turns into cold air.

The CAUSE is...

• why something happened

• what happened as a result of

• how things are describes

• the order of events

The EFFECT is...

• what happened as a result of something

• why something happens

• how something is described

• the order of events

Challenge: Does a cause-and-effect relationship also show sequence of events?

• Yes

• No

Challenge: Can a cause-and-effect relationship also show a problem-solution relationship?

• All the time

• Never

• Sometimes