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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.
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • A.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
  • C.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
  • D.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
  • C.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
  • D.Only plants that can bear salt grow there

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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