The Planets, Part One We live on earth. Earth is a planet. There are nine planets. They all go around the sun. The correct word# for Go AROUND is orbit. So nine planets orbit the sun. Earth is one of them. Here is an easy way# to remember the planets. Join me. Say this: My Very Easy Method# Just Speeds Up Naming Planets. Again: My Very Easy Method# Just Speeds Up Naming Planets. My is for Mercury Very is for Venus Easy is for Earth Method is for Mars Just is for Jupiter Speeds is for Saturn Up is for Uranus Naming is for Neptune And Planets is for Pluto.