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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

NameDate

Draw a line from each one to its effect.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • A warm current flows past an island
  • A.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
  • B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
  • 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.
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
  • C.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
  • D.The coast is worn back a little more each year

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 2. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — C (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 3. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — D (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 4. A warm current flows past an island — A (Its winters are mild for how far north it is)
  2. 2.1. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — C (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back) 2. Waves pound a soft cliff — D (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 3. Waves carry sand along the shore — A (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 4. Storm waves crash onto a beach — B (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.