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To solve this problem, we need to put the planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest away. The worksheet gives us a helpful poem to remember the order:

"My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos"

Each word’s first letter stands for a planet:

- My → Mercury
- Very → Venus
- Excellent → Earth
- Mother → Mars
- Just → Jupiter
- Served → Saturn
- Us → Uranus
- Nachos → Neptune

Now, let’s match each numbered spot on the diagram with the correct planet based on distance from the Sun.

Looking at the diagram (even though we can’t see it, we know the standard solar system order and the numbers are placed along orbital paths outward from the Sun):

1. Closest to the Sun → Mercury
2. Next → Venus
3. Next → Earth
4. Next → Mars
5. Next → Jupiter
6. Next → Saturn
7. Next → Uranus
8. Farthest → Neptune

We double-check using the poem: M-V-E-M-J-S-U-N → matches exactly.

Also, the cut-out boxes at the bottom list all 8 planets — we just assign them in order.

Final Answer:
1. MERCURY
2. VENUS
3. EARTH
4. MARS
5. JUPITER
6. SATURN
7. URANUS
8. NEPTUNE