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 21 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 cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
Waves pound a soft cliff
Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
A.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
C.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
D.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A warm current flows past an island
Storm waves crash onto a beach
Salt spray blows over the cliff top
The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
A.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
B.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
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 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — A (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 2. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — C (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 3. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 4. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — D (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast)
2.1. A warm current flows past an island — A (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 2. Storm waves crash onto a beach — C (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 3. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — D (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 4. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — B (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.