Quiz  /  True or False: Earth Quiz

  • 1. 
    Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

  • true
  • false

  • 2. 
    Earth is the fourth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass.

  • true
  • false

  • 3. 
    Since German is the international language of astronomy, Earth’s name in English derives from Germanic words for ground and earth.

  • true
  • false

  • 4. 
    “Earth” is only name for a planet of the solar system that does not come from Grego-Roman mythology.

  • true
  • false

  • 5. 
    Even enlightened thinkers didn’t regard Earth as a planet like the others in the solar system until the 18th century.

  • true
  • false

  • 6. 
    Viewed from another planet in the solar system, Earth would appear to be a bright blue in colour.

  • true
  • false

  • 7. 
    Earth’s surface is traditionally subdivided into seven continental masses.

  • true
  • false

  • 8. 
    Earth’s continents are surrounded by four major bodies of water.

  • true
  • false

  • 9. 
    The mean distance of Earth from Sun is about 8,046,700 km (5,000,000 miles).

  • true
  • false

  • 10. 
    Earth orbits the Sun in a path that is presently more nearly a circle than the orbit of any other planet.

  • true
  • false
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