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Sea to Cloud to River is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on modeling how the ocean, the air and the land move water between them, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 5-ESS2-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Sea to Cloud to River

5-ESS2-1

NameDate

Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put the sea fog in order.
  • The air is cooled by the water below it
  • The fog rolls in over the coast
  • Its water vapor condenses into fog
  • Warm damp air drifts over a cold sea
2.Put the journey through a tree in order.
  • The vapor cools and becomes part of a cloud
  • Water travels up the trunk to the leaves
  • Roots take up water from the soil
  • Water vapor escapes from the leaves into the air

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Answer key — Sea to Cloud to River

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 4, 1, 3, 2
  2. 2.Correct order: 3, 2, 4, 1

Questions about Sea to Cloud to River

What does the Sea to Cloud to River worksheet cover?

It practices modeling how the ocean, the air and the land move water between them — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on NGSS 5-ESS2-1: Model one way that land, life, water and air affect each other. The instruction to students is “Number the steps from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which NGSS performance expectation does Sea to Cloud to River practice?

5-ESS2-1, under Earth and Space Science for Grade 5. The published performance expectation reads: “Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Sea to Cloud to River is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5-ESS2-1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Sea to Cloud to River come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Sea to Cloud to River can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Sea to Cloud to River free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Sea to Cloud to River, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.