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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 mountain rain in order.
  • Its water vapor condenses into thick cloud
  • Wind blows damp air in from the sea
  • The air is pushed up the mountain and cools
  • Rain falls on the side of the mountain facing the sea
2.Put the journey through a tree in order.
  • The vapor cools and becomes part of a cloud
  • Roots take up water from the soil
  • Water travels up the trunk to the leaves
  • Water vapor escapes from the leaves into the air

LessonPrint · 5-ESS2-1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sea to Cloud to River

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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