Grade 3&4 Earth quiz

Earth is the ________ planet from the sun.

• 1st

• 3rd

• 2nd

• 10th

Of the four rock planets, Earth is ______.

• midsized

• the smallest

• the biggest

• not a rock planet

Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, planet Earth is ________ than these two planets.

• bigger

• smaller

• the same size

Comparing Mercury, Venus and Earth, Earth is the only one to have a moon.

• True

• False

Many planets in our solar system have moons; Earth is the only one to have ______ moon(s).

• three

• two

• four

• one

Liquid water can be found on which planets or moons?

• Only Earth

• Earth and its moon

• Earth, its moon and Mars

• Earth and Europa (a moon of Saturn)

How far away from the sun is Earth?

• 150 metres

• 150 million kilometres

• 150 billion kilometres

• 150,000 kilometres

What percentage of Earth is covered by oceans?

• What oceans?

• 30%

• 55%

• Over 70%

Earth can sometimes be called the ____ planet.

• blue

• green

• red

• yellow

In our solar system, life exists __________.

• only on Venus

• on the Earth and its moon

• on the Earth and Mars

• only on Earth