Astronomy Grade 2-3

Astronomy: Our Solar System: 8 Planets in Order

Learn the order of the planets from the Sun

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Learn the order of the planets from the Sun

Astronomy - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Use the order of the planets from the Sun to answer each question.
  1. 1
    The Sun with all eight planets shown in order outward.

    Write the 8 planets in order from the Sun.

  2. 2
    The Sun and the four inner planets shown in order.

    Fill in the missing planet: Mercury, _____, Earth, Mars.

  3. 3
    The Sun with the first four planets, emphasizing the fourth planet.

    Which planet is 4th from the Sun?

  4. 4
    Mercury shown closest to the Sun among the inner planets.

    Which planet is closest to the Sun?

  5. 5
    All planets shown outward from the Sun, with Neptune farthest away.

    Which planet is farthest from the Sun?

  6. 6
    The four inner planets arranged in order from the Sun.

    Put these planets in order from the Sun: Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus.

  7. 7
    Earth, Mars, and Jupiter shown in order, with Mars between Earth and Jupiter.

    What planet comes between Earth and Jupiter?

  8. 8
    The Sun and planets shown in order through Saturn.

    What number planet is Saturn from the Sun?

  9. 9
    The outer planets shown in order, with Uranus before Neptune.

    Is this sentence true or false? Neptune comes before Uranus in the order of the planets.

  10. 10

    Write a silly sentence to help you remember the order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  11. 11
    An unlabeled diagram of the Sun and eight planets in order.

    Label the planets in this diagram from closest to farthest from the Sun.

  12. 12
    The full solar system shown in correct order from the Sun.

    Rewrite these planets in the correct order from the Sun: Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Mars.

  13. 13
    Venus and Mars shown on either side of Earth in solar system order.

    Name the two planets that are next to Earth in the solar system order.

  14. 14
    The four outer planets shown in order from the Sun.

    Write the outer 4 planets in order from the Sun.

  15. 15
    The solar system with the second and seventh planets emphasized.

    Fill in the blanks: The 2nd planet is _____, and the 7th planet is _____.

  16. 16
    Mars shown much closer to the Sun than Neptune.

    Which planet is closer to the Sun, Mars or Neptune?

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