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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.

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What the Ocean Does to the Land

5-ESS2-1

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Draw a line from each one to its effect.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • A.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
  • B.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
  • C.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
  • D.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
  • A.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
  • B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • C.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
  • D.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — B (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 2. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — C (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 3. Storm waves crash onto a beach — D (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 4. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — A (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back)
  2. 2.1. Waves carry sand along the shore — D (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 2. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — A (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 3. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 4. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — C (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.