Cause Analysis Answer Key

This worksheet presents students with weather scenarios and asks them to mark each as a Major Cause or Not a Major Cause of tornado formation. Students analyze conditions such as warm moist air, wind shear, supercell thunderstorms, and seasonal temperature contrasts. This helps them develop critical thinking skills and understand which factors significantly contribute to tornado development. An extension task invites students to justify which two conditions are most important, reinforcing evidence-based reasoning.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Identifying Causes of Tornadoes

Critical Thinking – Evaluating Atmospheric Scenarios

Writing – Supporting Choices with Scientific Reasoning

Science Literacy – Understanding Storm Formation Factors

This worksheet is part of our Tornadoes Worksheets collection.