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 18 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
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Draw a line from each one to its effect.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A warm current flows past an island
Waves carry sand along the shore
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
Waves pound a soft cliff
A.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
B.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
C.The coast is worn back a little more each year
D.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
Water evaporates from the warm ocean
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
A.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
B.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
C.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
D.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A warm current flows past an island — B (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 2. Waves carry sand along the shore — D (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 3. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — A (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals) 4. Waves pound a soft cliff — C (The coast is worn back a little more each year)
2.1. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — B (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 2. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — D (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back) 3. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — A (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 4. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — C (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.