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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.
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
  • C.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
  • D.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • A.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
  • B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • C.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
  • D.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — D (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 2. Waves carry sand along the shore — A (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 3. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — B (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish) 4. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — C (Only plants that can bear salt grow there)
  2. 2.1. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — A (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals) 2. Storm waves crash onto a beach — D (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 3. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 4. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — C (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland)

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