Cause and Effect Relationships Flashcards
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Because the government subsidized electric vehicles, their prices dropped significantly. More consumers purchased EVs, which reduced demand for gasoline. Oil refineries reported lower production volumes.
Answer: Subsidies lowered EV prices, boosting sales, reducing gasoline demand, and cutting refinery output
The subsidy started a chain: lower prices → more EV sales → less gasoline demand → lower refinery output.
A power outage struck the hospital unexpectedly. Due to this, surgical teams had to abandon a non-emergency procedure and rely on backup lighting. All critical patients were moved to rooms near generator circuits.
Answer: The power outage disrupted surgery and required reliance on backup systems for critical patients
'Due to this' links the power outage to the abandoned procedure and the relocation of critical patients.
Mara's landlord raised her rent by four hundred dollars. As a result, she could no longer afford to live in the city. She moved to a smaller town and accepted a remote-work position.
Answer: The rent increase made city living unaffordable, so Mara moved and found remote work
'As a result' signals that the rent increase caused Mara's move and career change.
The ancient Egyptians built irrigation canals from the Nile River. Since crops could now receive water throughout the year rather than only during floods, harvests became more reliable. This surplus food supported a growing population.
Answer: Irrigation canals enabled year-round watering, producing reliable harvests that supported population growth
'Since' introduces the causal chain: canals enabled year-round irrigation → reliable harvests → population growth.
Jonas forgot to save his document before the power went out. Consequently, he lost three hours of work. He had to stay up late to redo the assignment.
Answer: Not saving the document meant Jonas lost his work during the outage, requiring late-night redoing
'Consequently' links failing to save the document to losing work and staying up late.
Forest fires in the region destroyed the habitat of the spotted owl. Because nesting sites were eliminated, the owl population declined by nearly half in five years. Conservationists petitioned the government to protect remaining old-growth forests.
Answer: Forest fires destroyed habitat, causing owl populations to plummet and prompting conservation efforts
'Because' links habitat loss to nesting site elimination to population decline, which then prompted petitions.
The city began offering free public transportation on Fridays. Therefore, car traffic downtown decreased noticeably. Air quality in the city center improved, and parking revenue fell.
Answer: Free transit on Fridays reduced car traffic, which improved air quality and reduced parking revenue
'Therefore' introduces multiple effects of the free transit program: less traffic, better air, and lower parking revenue.