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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.
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • A.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
  • C.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
  • D.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
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
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
  • A.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
  • B.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
  • C.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
  • 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 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — D (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 2. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 3. Storm waves crash onto a beach — C (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 4. Waves pound a soft cliff — A (The coast is worn back a little more each year)
  2. 2.1. A warm current flows past an island — A (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 2. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — B (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 3. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — C (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.