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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
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
  • A.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
  • B.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
  • C.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
  • D.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • A warm current flows past an island
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • A.Its winters are mild for how far north it is
  • B.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • C.Clouds form that bring rain to the land
  • D.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Storm waves crash onto a beach — A (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower) 2. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — D (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 3. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — C (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 4. Cold water from the deep rises near a coast — B (Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish)
  2. 2.1. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — C (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 2. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — D (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 3. A warm current flows past an island — A (Its winters are mild for how far north it is) 4. Waves pound a soft cliff — B (The coast is worn back a little more each year)

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