1. The word, "meteor" comes from the Greek word, "meteoron". True False

2. The most famous meteor shower is the Perseids. What is its other name? Southern Lights Saint Elmo's Fire Tears of Saint Lawrence Northern Lights

3. The International Space Station has protection from meteors. What is it made of? Rubber Kevlar Plastic Steel

4. About 4,000 meteoroids hit Earth each day. True False

5. It has been estimated that a meteorite does what once every 180 years? Leaves a crater Hits a human Strikes the moon Splits in half

6. In the 1990s, a spacecraft was designed to protect Earth from meteors, asteroids and comets. What was its name? Maybelle I Buster I Clementine II Defender II

7. In theory, can a nuclear blast destroy incoming meteors? Yes No

8. In what country must you turn over any meteor finds? Scotland Russia Egypt South Africa

9. Most meteorites are found in Antarctica and where else? New Zealand Brazil Hawaii North Africa

10. A meteorite struck Antarctica in 2004. It was 30 feet wide. How far away was the climate affected by this strike? Only a small section of Antarctica Other side of the planet The North Polar region South Africa and Argentina