Which planet is the seventh planet from the Sun?

Which planet is the seventh planet from the Sun?

• A. Neptune
• B. Mercury
• C. Uranus
• D. Venus

Answer: (C)

Planets are ordered by their distance from the Sun. If you list them outward from the Sun, the sequence is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The seventh position, therefore, is Uranus, which sits between Saturn and Neptune. (Pluto is no longer classified as a major planet, which is why it isn’t in the eight-planet lineup.)

Planets are ordered by their distance from the Sun. If you list them outward from the Sun, the sequence is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The seventh position, therefore, is Uranus, which sits between Saturn and Neptune. (Pluto is no longer classified as a major planet, which is why it isn’t in the eight-planet lineup.)