Planets

Summary

Memorize which planet in our solar system is which, and their order.

Which planet is which

Learn to recognize planets by how they look.

 

Question	Answer
	Mercury
	Venus
	Earth
	Mars
	Jupiter
	Saturn
	Uranus
	Neptune
	memorize

Order

Memorize the order of the planets in our solar system.

 

A handy mnemonic is "My Very Elegant Mother Just Served Us Noodles" (for "Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturns Uranus Neptune").

 

Planet	Next Planet
Mercury	Venus
Venus	Earth
Earth	Mars
Mars	Jupiter
Jupiter	Saturn
Saturn	Uranus
Uranus	Neptune
Neptune	last
	memorize

How many from the sun

Planet	# From Sun
Mercury	1
Venus	2
Earth	3
Mars	4
Jupiter	5
Saturn	6
Uranus	7
Neptune	8
	memorize

Dwarf Planets

Question	Answer
Ceres	dwarf-planet between Mars and Jupiter
Pluto	dwarf-planet between Neptune and Eris
Eris	dwarf-planet between Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
	memorize