What is the order of the eight planets from closest to farthest from the Sun?

What is the order of the eight planets from closest to farthest from the Sun?

• A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• C. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

Answer: (A)

From the Sun outward, the planets line up in a specific order by distance. The four closest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. After Mars, the next farther planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, in that exact sequence. The asteroid belt sits between Mars and Jupiter, which helps explain why there’s a jump in distance before Jupiter appears. So the eight planets from closest to farthest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

From the Sun outward, the planets line up in a specific order by distance. The four closest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. After Mars, the next farther planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, in that exact sequence. The asteroid belt sits between Mars and Jupiter, which helps explain why there’s a jump in distance before Jupiter appears. So the eight planets from closest to farthest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.