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How do you remember the planets from smallest to largest?
To ensure that the list stays stuck, just think of something along the lines of “Mercury Met Venus Every Night Until Saturn Jumped.” Essentially, this indicates that the size of the planets in order from smallest to largest is Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter. Pretty cool right?
What are the orders of planets?
The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the possible Planet Nine.
What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
Closest to the sun, Mercury is the second smallest planet in our solar system. It has an orbital period of 87.97 Earth days and rotates on its axis once every 59 Earth days.
What is the rhyme to remember the order of the planets?
To make it easier, we can make a ‘mnemonic’ (putting things in a sentence to help us remember things better). Then, all you have to remember now is: My (Mercury) Very (Venus) Easy (Earth) Method (Mars) Just (Jupiter) Speeds (Saturn) Up (Uranus) Nothing (Neptune).
How many planets are there in order?
eight planets
Our Solar System has eight planets which orbit the sun. In order of distance from the sun they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Which planet is the smallest planet?
Mercury
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system – only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon.
What is the 3rd smallest planet in our solar system?
The second planet in the solar system, Venus, is the third smallest planet with a radius of 3761 miles (6052 km).
Which is the first smallest planet in solar system?
The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon.
What is the largest and biggest planet?
Jupiter
Biggest Planets In Our Solar System
| Rank | Planet | Diameter (Km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jupiter | 142,800 |
| 2 | Saturn | 120,660 |
| 3 | Uranus | 51,118 |
| 4 | Neptune | 29,528 |