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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.
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
  • Cold water from the deep rises near a coast
  • A.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
  • B.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
  • C.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • D.Plankton grow well and there are plenty of fish
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • The tide covers a mudflat twice a day
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.Wading birds feed there when the water drops back
  • 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 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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