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 14 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.
Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
Salt spray blows over the cliff top
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
Water evaporates from the warm ocean
A.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
B.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
C.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
D.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A warm current flows past an island
A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
Waves pound a soft cliff
A.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
C.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
D.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — D (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 2. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — B (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 3. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — A (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals) 4. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — C (Clouds form that bring rain to the land)
2.1. A warm current flows past an island — D (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 2. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — A (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 3. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — C (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 4. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.