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 15 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
A warm current flows past an island
Water evaporates from the warm ocean
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
A.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
C.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
D.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
Storm waves crash onto a beach
The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
A.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
B.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
C.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
D.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — A (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 2. A warm current flows past an island — C (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 3. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — D (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 4. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast)
2.1. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — A (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 2. Storm waves crash onto a beach — C (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 3. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — B (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back) 4. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — D (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.