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- February 15th, 2024, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Study Events
- Topic: Astronomy C
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3086
Re: Astronomy C
Hi, I'm looking for clarification on the use of a laptop/tablet for Astronomy C. The rules say materials should be available offline, but they may need online access to a certain NASA website. I interpret this as they cannot access the internet for the entire test, just for certain questions. Is th...
- March 1st, 2023, 12:58 pm
- Forum: 2023 Study Events
- Topic: Solar System B
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4628
Re: Solar System B
This looks like a great resource! I think Chapters 10, 12.2, 12.5, and 30 will probably be most relevant for the event this year.Sorrow2 wrote: ↑March 1st, 2023, 9:34 am If you guys want a study website to go to here's a link,
https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pa ... troduction
- February 20th, 2023, 11:18 pm
- Forum: 2023 Study Events
- Topic: Astronomy C
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8925
Re: Astronomy C
Will the tests ever deviate from the original DSO names (i.e, using alternate names for DSOs)? There are a couple of really common alternate names, but sometimes there's like over 10 for just one DSO, which I think is because of all the different catalogs which named the object. So, how often do yo...
- February 3rd, 2023, 1:28 am
- Forum: 2023 Lab Events
- Topic: Chemistry Lab C
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5224
Re: Chemistry Lab C
Hi, I'm pretty good on general chemistry concepts but have never taken AP Chem or even regular Chem. Do you think it would be too much to jump to Unit 4 (Chemical Reactions) of AP Chem videos? They seem to directly align with Redox Reactions. I'm a pretty strong learner and would try as hard as pos...
- February 3rd, 2023, 1:23 am
- Forum: 2023 Study Events
- Topic: Crave the Wave B
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3216
Re: Crave the Wave B
Hey Crave the Wave experts, I'm a rookie this year, with this being my first SO season ever, wowie. I've been interested in competing for many years, but my surprisingly competitive middle school never got a sponsor. Now, I'm fully able to compete after transferring, with one of my new favorite eve...
- February 3rd, 2023, 1:19 am
- Forum: 2023 Study Events
- Topic: Astronomy C
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8925
Re: Astronomy C
Does anyone know a good place to get started? This is my first time participating in astronomy and I was wondering where you can find the information that you need to learn in order to prepare for this event. Building on what Gary said, I think the official Chandra resources here could be helpful t...
- May 16th, 2022, 6:36 pm
- Forum: 2022 Study Events
- Topic: Solar System B
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8397
Re: Solar System B
There are many different sources that provide information about the objects covered in this event. For example, two different sources may provide two different orbital eccentricities of Venus. Which one should I trust? Typically, I'd say that sources from government agencies (like NASA or ESA) are ...
- March 10th, 2022, 7:59 pm
- Forum: 2022 Regionals & States
- Topic: Texas 2022
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6864
Re: Texas 2022
Ah, I see. And trial events themselves can therefore count towards overall score if you chose not to exempt them. Thanks! EDIT: Also, is it known if we still send people to the events we exempted so they can get more experience? Or would that simply clog up the grading process and make things unnec...
- January 3rd, 2022, 6:09 pm
- Forum: 2022 Study Events
- Topic: Crave the Wave B
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8135
Re: Crave the Wave B
hey guys! to anyone that has done invitational tests so far this season; how much of the test is math-based? I know a lot of density labs tests are heavily reliant on math, but the crave the wave rules seem more concept-based. Would you expect more than half the test to be math-based? thanks! Back ...
- November 22nd, 2021, 11:30 am
- Forum: 2022 Study Events
- Topic: Astronomy C
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9352
Re: Astronomy C
Hi everyone, I am really struggling with calculating distances with variable stars and I haven't found any reliable resources on the web, would anyone please help me with the basics or recommend any resources? That would be great, I really feel confident about everything else (Stellar evolution, DS...