How many planets were you told were in the solar system when you were in school?

Question

The recognition of planets seem to change all the time. Can you remember what you were told when you were in school?

Answer 1

Nine planets with Pluto the planet discovered 16 years before I was born, and Pluto the pup came into Mickey's ownership 15 years before I was born.  I don't want to mess with either Pluto's designation regardless of what the big shots say.

Answer 2

I think 9..Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,Uranus, Pluto....

Recently, the news said Pluto was found as NOT a planet..just a big meteorite, ice cube or whatever...anyways they said science books need to be changed...  

Answer 3

Nine.

Answer 4

My very eager mother just sleeps until noon period.

each word was a planet. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto...that was the order !

Answer 5

9....     But now its 8 because Pluto has been down graded to a planetoid.   They did this because its not round....   Stand by for news..   They may upgrade it again

Answer 6

62 years old.  Was told that it was nine.  Now I believe it's eight.

Answer 7

Seven.  I'm old.  LOL

Answer 8

I was told that there were 9 planets

Answer 9

nine

Answer 10

I'd say about nine....that is, until they excluded that icey planet.

Answer 11

9! Pluto was still there. =/

Answer 12

OMG! I was reading through the answers, and I was really wrong. I thought there were 12-13. Hmmmm. Maybe I slept through Science. I guess that's why my grades were so bad.

Answer 13

the solar system was not in the books i learn from - did not know about it until i receive the discovery channel!!!

Answer 14

There were 9 planets when I went through school, and gosh darn it, there's going to be 9 until I die! */spit into a spittoon*

Just kidding, yeah I know there's only 8 now, but at least the minor planets get called "plutoids", so that's some small consolation prize for Pluto hehe.

Answer 15

Of course I can remember. . .Duh. . . .Science changes on a regular basis. . .why would you think it wouldn't?

Answer 16

Mr. Daniels was first to discuss serious science in 7 th grade but he was over-fond of making quoted references to his Bible instead of the

standard public school format.  The number of planets was not in his

Holy Bible.  We did hear repeated references to stars, stellar omens,

and the like.  He was called to our Principals office in mid-term and

never came back.  Miss Pefil was our substitute and she didn't talk

about planets either but did introduce us to geography.

Answer 17

I thinkk 9.  I'm going to keep Pluto, because it's such a friendly little name.  

Answer 18

they told me 9 but i know its now 8 (pluto no longer counts)

Answer 19

nine with possibly a tenth but it was too far away and they always said they questioned pluto because of its orbit. of course now its 8

Answer 20

nine - oh great now i have that stupid catchy song stuck in my head!!!! ooo well...

Answer 21

yeah 9

back in the good ol days when pluto was a planet

haha