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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.
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
  • C.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
  • D.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • A warm current flows past an island
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • A.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • B.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
  • C.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
  • D.Only plants that can bear salt grow there

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Storm waves crash onto a beach — D (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 2. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 3. Waves carry sand along the shore — A (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 4. The tide covers a mudflat twice a day — C (Wading birds feed there when the water drops back)
  2. 2.1. Waves pound a soft cliff — A (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 2. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — D (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 3. A warm current flows past an island — C (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 4. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — B (Clouds form that bring rain to the land)

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