* Noun: When referring to the planet we live on.
* Example: "The Earth is a sphere."
* Noun: When referring to soil or dirt.
* Example: "He dug in the earth to plant the seeds."
* Adjective: When describing something as being made of earth or soil.
* Example: "They built an earth oven."
So, without context, it's impossible to say definitively what part of speech "earth" is.