Order of the Planets
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars is known as the Red Planet because of its red, dusty surface.
Which planet is hottest?
Venus is the hottest planet due to its thick atmosphere and greenhouse effect.
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter has the most moons, with 79 known moons.
Which planet has rings?
Saturn is well known for its beautiful rings made of ice and rock.
Which planet comes after Earth in order from the Sun?
Mars comes after Earth in order from the Sun.
Which planet is the largest in the solar system?
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
What are the Inner Planets made of?
The Inner Planets, like Earth and Mars, are mostly made of rock.
What are the Outer Planets mainly made of?
The Outer Planets, like Jupiter and Saturn, are mostly made of gases.
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
Name the third planet from the Sun.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Which planet is known for its beautiful rings?
Saturn is known for its extensive ring system.
Which Inner Planet has no moons?
Mercury and Venus, but Mercury is specifically known for having no moons.
Which Outer Planet is known as the Ice Giant?
Uranus is known as an Ice Giant, along with Neptune.
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus rotates on its side, making its axis almost parallel to the solar system plane.
What planet is between Venus and Mars?
Earth is between Venus and Mars.
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
Venus has a day (243 Earth days) that is longer than its year (225 Earth days).
Which Inner Planet is covered in clouds of sulfuric acid?
Venus is covered in thick clouds of sulfuric acid.
What is the farthest planet from the Sun?
Neptune is currently the farthest planet from the Sun since Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
What planet is known for having a storm called the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter is known for the Great Red Spot, a giant storm larger than Earth.
What is the order of the first four planets from the Sun?
The first four planets from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Which planets have magnetic fields?
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have significant magnetic fields.
What is the largest Inner Planet?
Earth is the largest of the Inner Planets.
Which Outer Planet has a visible ring system besides Saturn?
Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems, but they are less visible than Saturn’s.
What planet is known for its extreme winds?
Neptune is known for its extreme winds, the fastest in the solar system.