What the Ocean Does to the Land is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on how the ocean shapes the coast, the climate and living things, 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
A warm current flows past an island
A.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
B.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
C.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
D.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
Waves pound a soft cliff
A.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
C.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
D.The coast is worn back a little more each year
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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — D (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back) 2. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — B (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 3. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — A (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 4. A warm current flows past an island — C (Its winters are mild for how far north it is)
2.1. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 2. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — A (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 3. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — C (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals) 4. Waves pound a soft cliff — D (The coast is worn back a little more each year)
Questions about What the Ocean Does to the Land
What does the What the Ocean Does to the Land worksheet cover?
It practices how the ocean shapes the coast, the climate and living things — 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 “Draw a line from each one to its effect”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which NGSS performance expectation does What the Ocean Does to the Land 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?
What the Ocean Does to the Land 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 What the Ocean Does to the Land 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 What the Ocean Does to the Land 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 What the Ocean Does to the Land free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What the Ocean Does to the Land, 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.
More practice for 5-ESS2-1
Model one way that land, life, water and air affect each other.