Austin wrote down a few key topics in his notes. He wasn't going to copy word for word what the professor was saying... This wasn't potions class. But the boy did want to keep some points handy in case he needed to study them later. Knowing that a lot of this planet's rock came from outer space, he really did want a pet rock now. Wouldn't it be cool to have a pet rock that was made out of space rock?? How cool would that be. Now if there were pet rocks that came from the moon.... that would be... ehem... out of this world.

Austin chuckled to himself at his pun, and raised his hand, ready to answer the question. "Meteors are when a piece of rock has made it into Earth's atmosphere. One can usually see it at night, if their lucky enough. It usually has a tail of 'light' and is often referred to as a shooting star." Sadly, Austin had never seen one, but that would be the highlight of his fourth year if he got to see one. Maybe if it landed close enough to the school, he could get a pet rock out of it.... yea?