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Order of the planets

Study guide for Grades 3 to 8: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. Learn the eight planets in order from the Sun; the four rocky planets come first, then the four giants.

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Rule and key idea

Learn the eight planets in order from the Sun; the four rocky planets come first, then the four giants.

Mercury · Venus · Earth · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune

Worked examples

Which planet is closer to the Sun: Jupiter or Mercury?

Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Mercury

Which planet is closer to the Sun: Mercury or Jupiter?

Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Mercury

Try two questions

  1. Which planet is farther from the Sun: Neptune or Mars?

    1. Mars
    2. Neptune

  2. Which planet is closer to the Sun: Neptune or Jupiter?

    1. Neptune
    2. Jupiter

Answers and reasoning

Answers and marking notes
  1. Neptune

    Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  2. Jupiter

    Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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