Question
Answer the following about ways in which Einstein’s theory of general relativity was proven, For 10 points each:
[10e] Einstein himself supported the theory by demonstrating the precession, or the gradual change of the axis of rotation, of this closest planet to the sun.
ANSWER: Mercury
[10m] LIGO detected these ripples in spacetime that were predicted by general relativity. The 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Hulse and Taylor for the first indirect evidence for the existence of these things.
ANSWER: gravitational waves [accept gravity waves]
[10h] In an experiment which first made Einstein famous, this scientist observed the bending of starlight around the Sun during a solar eclipse, validating the theory's prediction of gravitational lensing. This scientist names an upper limit on luminosity achievable by a body in hydrostatic equilibrium.
ANSWER: Arthur Eddington
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Boone Academy | East Brunswick B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eastchester | Hastings A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hastings B | Mather C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter B | Great Valley | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mather A | Stuyvesant A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mather B | North Babylon A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Stuyvesant B | moving finger B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Trinity B | BASIS-Independent Brooklyn | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| USN A | Merrol-Hyde | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| USN B | USN MS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| USN C | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| moving finger A | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| moving finger C | Trinity A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 20.00 | 100% | 82% | 18% |