Planet Earth Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests some of the material covered on the Planet Earth page in our Vocabulary section.

1. Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun.

second
third
fourth
a) second b) third c) fourth

2. The Earth is the only planet on which _______ are known to exist.

volcanoes
ice caps
living things
a) volcanoes b) polar ice caps c) living things

3. The Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it's mostly made of

rock
gas
ice
a) rock b) gas c) ice

4. Our planet is the only one with a name that derives from

Latin
Greek
Old English
a) Latin b) Greek c) Old English

5. As well as being used to name a planet, the word earth means

soil
nature
homeland
a) soil b) nature c) homeland

6. Which is true? Earth is closer to the Sun than

Mercury
Venus
Mars
a) Mercury b) Venus c) Mars

7. We can refer to our planet as

earth or the Earth
earth, Earth or the Earth
earth, Earth, the earth or the Earth
a) earth or the Earth b) earth, Earth or the Earth c) earth, Earth, the earth or the Earth

8. Life has been evolving on _______ for millions of years.

the Earth
an Earth
Earths
a) the Earth b) an Earth c) Earths

9. Mud is made by mixing water with

some earths
some earth
some the Earth
a) some earths b) some earth c) some the Earth

10. Our planet's name comes from the Old English word eorthe which originally had a single meaning. What was it?

place
soil
land
a) place b) dirt c) land

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Matt Errey Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.