📖 The planets of the solar system · Class 5 and up · 2:32
The Planet Mix-Up: The planets of the solar system comic video
A comic book about the planets of the solar system. Follow Momo, learn the idea, and answer three questions to beat The Muddle Troll.
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0:00 LearnFun Comics. The Planet Mix-Up. The Muddle Troll swapped the solar system labels! Can Momo save the day?
0:08 Solar System Park. Something is wrong.
0:11 Look at these planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, they're out of order.
0:18 I swapped every label! Now they are all mixed up and confused!
0:23 We need to fix this. How do we know the right order?
0:26 First: order matters
0:28 Mercury is closest. Pluto is not a planet now. Planets stay in line
0:34 Each planet has its own place in the solar system.
0:37 Mercury is closer to Sun than Venus, ha!
0:40 Mercury is closer to the Sun than Venus. Venus is closer than Earth.
0:45 Mercury, Venus, Earth. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
0:50 Next: remember the order
0:52 M-my-mercury. V-Venus-very. E-Earth-easy
0:56 Use silly words to remember the order. M-my-mercury, V-Venus-very, E-Earth-easy.
1:02 Your turn, hero! Which planet is closest to the Sun? A: Venus. B: Earth. C: Mars. D: Mercury
1:14 The answer is Mercury. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, not Venus, Earth, or Mars.
1:20 Ha! You will never put them in the right order! This is the greatest mix-up ever!
1:26 Which planet is third from the Sun? A: Mars. B: Mercury. C: Venus. D: Earth
1:36 The answer is Earth. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
1:40 The final battle Which planet has rings? A: Venus. B: Saturn. C: Mercury. D: Neptune
1:51 The answer is Saturn. Saturn is the planet most famous for its rings, not Mercury, Venus, or Neptune.
1:58 My planets! They are flying back to their rightful places!
2:01 The planets are in the right order now! The Solar System Park is saved!
2:06 The kids can learn about the planets once more. But wait, something shiny is in the sky...?
2:12 Remember. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth.
2:20 The Muddle Troll has more tricks up its sleeve. What’s next in the sky? A new mystery?
2:26 Read this comic and answer the questions yourself, at learn fun dot in.
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