Cause and Effect

This worksheet guides students through five connected cause-and-effect chains that explain how hurricanes form. For each chain, learners identify the missing effect or cause by analyzing clues such as rising warm air, cloud formation, thunderstorm organization, and the storm’s rotation. The task helps students map how one atmospheric change leads to another until a hurricane forms. Students deepen understanding of energy transfer and storm dynamics while reinforcing logical reasoning. The reflection question encourages them to consider why warm ocean water fuels hurricanes.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Weather Systems and Storm Formation

Critical Thinking – Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships

Earth Science – Heat Transfer and Atmospheric Processes

Reading – Completing Scientific Chains

This worksheet is part of our Hurricanes Worksheets collection.