Cause-and-Effect Answer Key

In this worksheet, students examine three types of pollution-air, water, and soil-and complete cause-and-effect chains for each. They analyze the starting cause, determine what happens next, and identify the final environmental impact. This activity helps students understand how pollutants travel through ecosystems and affect people, animals, and natural resources. By filling in each missing step, learners strengthen their ability to reason through sequences and understand environmental consequences. The worksheet builds foundational skills in environmental science and promotes critical thinking about everyday pollution issues.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Environmental Systems and Pollution

Critical Thinking – Tracing Cause-and-Effect Relationships

Science Literacy – Understanding Human Impact on Ecosystems

Reading – Interpreting Informational Scenarios

This worksheet is part of our Pollution Worksheets collection.