Astronomy: Order of the Eight Planets from the Sun Practice
Practice naming and ordering the planets in our solar system
Astronomy: Order of the Eight Planets from the Sun Practice
Practice naming and ordering the planets in our solar system
Astronomy - Grade 4-5
- 1
Write the eight planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun.
Start with Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun.
The eight planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. - 2
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. - 3
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune is the planet farthest from the Sun. - 4
Fill in the missing planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, _____, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Think about the fourth planet from the Sun.
The missing planet is Mars because Mars comes after Earth and before Jupiter. - 5
Fill in the missing planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, _____, Uranus, Neptune.
The missing planet is Saturn because Saturn comes after Jupiter and before Uranus. - 6
Circle the planet that comes right after Venus: Mercury, Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Earth comes right after Venus in order from the Sun. - 7
Circle the planet that comes right before Neptune: Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, or Mars.
Uranus comes right before Neptune in order from the Sun. - 8
Number these planets from 1 to 4 based on their order from the Sun: Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus.
These are the four inner planets.
The correct order is 1 Mercury, 2 Venus, 3 Earth, and 4 Mars. - 9
Number these planets from 5 to 8 based on their order from the Sun: Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn.
These are the four planets farthest from the Sun.
The correct order is 5 Jupiter, 6 Saturn, 7 Uranus, and 8 Neptune. - 10
A spacecraft travels outward from Earth. Which planet would it reach next if it followed the planets in order from the Sun?
The spacecraft would reach Mars next because Mars is the planet after Earth when moving away from the Sun. - 11
A student says Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Is the student correct? Explain your answer.
Count the planets in order starting with Mercury as 1.
Yes, the student is correct. The planets before Jupiter are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, so Jupiter is fifth from the Sun. - 12
Look at this mixed-up list: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter. Rewrite the list in the correct order from the Sun.
Group the first four inner planets first, then add the four outer planets.
The correct order is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.