Venus has an ________________________ core but only a very weak magnetic __________________________. It has no moons. Venus is about 7,521 miles (12,104 km) in diameter; this is about 95% of the diameter of the Earth. Venus is the closest to Earth in size and mass of any of the other planets in our Solar System. Venus' __________________________ is about 4.87 x 10²⁴ kg. The gravity on Venus is 91% of the __________________________ on Earth. A 100-pound person would weigh 91 pounds on Venus.

Venus is also known as the "__________________________ star" or the "evening star" since it is visible and quite bright at either dawn or dusk. It is only __________________________ at dawn or __________________________ since it is closer to the __________________________ than we are. Like the moon, Venus' appearance from Earth changes as it orbits around the Sun. It goes from full to gibbous to __________________________ to new and back.