Solar system worksheet for 3 - Free Printable

To solve this, we need to list the planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest away.

Here’s how we do it step by step:

1. The Sun is at the center — not a planet, but our starting point.
2. The first planet closest to the Sun is Mercury (small gray one).
3. Next is Venus (yellowish-orange, hot planet).
4. Then comes Earth (blue and green with clouds).
5. After Earth is Mars (reddish planet).
6. Then Jupiter (big striped planet with red spot).
7. Next is Saturn (has big rings around it).
8. Then Uranus (light blue, tilted on its side).
9. Farthest out is Neptune (dark blue).

Now, looking at the diagram, the boxes are lined up from bottom (closest to Sun) to top (farthest). So we fill them in that order.

Let’s match each box from bottom to top:

- Bottom box → Mercury
- Second from bottom → Venus
- Third → Earth
- Fourth → Mars
- Fifth → Jupiter
- Sixth → Saturn
- Seventh → Uranus
- Top box → Neptune

We double-check: yes, that’s the correct order of planets from the Sun outward.

Final Answer:
From bottom to top (closest to farthest from the Sun):
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune