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 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What the Ocean Does to the Land
5-ESS2-1
NameDate
Draw a line from each one to its effect.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Water evaporates from the warm ocean
A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
A warm current flows past an island
The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
A.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
B.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
C.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
D.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Waves pound a soft cliff
Salt spray blows over the cliff top
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
A.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
C.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
D.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — D (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 2. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — C (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 3. A warm current flows past an island — A (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 4. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — B (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back)
2.1. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 2. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — D (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 3. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — C (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 4. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — A (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.