Eight planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun are?

Eight planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun are?

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

Answer: (A)

The order being tested is distance from the Sun. The eight planets from closest to farthest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is the closest, followed by Venus, then Earth, then Mars. Beyond Mars lies the asteroid belt, and the first planet beyond that belt is Jupiter, then Saturn, then Uranus, and finally Neptune. The other options mix up the positions of Venus and Earth or place Jupiter too early, which breaks the real sequence.

The order being tested is distance from the Sun. The eight planets from closest to farthest are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is the closest, followed by Venus, then Earth, then Mars. Beyond Mars lies the asteroid belt, and the first planet beyond that belt is Jupiter, then Saturn, then Uranus, and finally Neptune. The other options mix up the positions of Venus and Earth or place Jupiter too early, which breaks the real sequence.