Identifying Cause and Effect

Which one of these situations represents cause and effect?

• If I eat a lot of junk food, I will feel sick to my stomach.

• Running a mile is fun with my friends.

• When I play video games I want to play forever.

• Jumping up and down on a trampoline is good exercise.

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change

• keep the same

• experiment with

• investigate

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the dependent variable (effect) is this experiment? "Does eating breakfast improve test score?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

Which of the following is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship in a physical change?

• The effect is the melting of ice; the cause is the increase in temperature.

• The effect is the increase in temperature; the cause is the melting of ice.

• The effect is the formation of bubbles; the cause is the addition of vinegar to baking soda.

• The effect is the rusting of iron; the cause is the exposure to air and moisture.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

TEKS.SCI.7.5B

This implies that one variable has a direct affect on the other variable.

• Correlation

• Causation

Identify the relationship between the two quantities in the given question as causation or correlation:

The number of lights left on each day and the amount of the electric bill.

• Correlation

• Causation

What is the purpose of cause and effect writing?

• To describe a process step by step

• To tell a story from the author's imagination

• To explain why something happened and what resulted from it

• To compare two different things

If one factor is responsible for change in another factor then it means there is causation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)

• Rainfall and time spent reading.

• Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.

• It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.

When a science experiment's result shows that plants watered with saltwater are less healthy than those watered with freshwater, what can you infer about the effect of saltwater on plants?

• Saltwater helps plants grow faster.

• Saltwater has no effect on plant growth.

• Saltwater can be harmful to plant health.

• Plants prefer saltwater over freshwater.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1