spiral galaxies - Southeast

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Bodies contained in these objects are analogized to cars moving through a traffic jam in a common explanation of a theory resolving their “winding problem.” Lin and Shu’s density wave theory describes these objects, which contain the majority of HII (“H two”) regions. The intrinsic luminosity (-5[1])of these objects is proportional (-5[1])to their asymptotic rotation velocity (-5[1])by the Tully-Fisher (-5[1])relation. Both prongs of Hubble’s “tuning fork” diagram (10[1])contain these (10[1])objects, some (10[1])of which are barred. (10[1])The central bulges of these objects contain supermassive black holes. (10[4]-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, name these disk-shaped systems of stars, gas, and dark matter, exemplified by Andromeda and the Milky Way. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: spiral galaxies [accept barred spiral galaxies; prompt on disk galaxies until “disk” is read; prompt on galaxies or spirals; prompt on molecular clouds by asking “what objects are they contained in?”]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Jackson McDonald	Alabama A	Chipola College	43	-5
Daniel Chen	Emory A	Georgia Tech E	48	-5
Coy Mier	Auburn B	Auburn A	53	-5
Shaya Farahmand	Georgia Tech B	Georgia Tech F	56	-5
Madeline Painter	Georgia Tech D	Montevallo	64	10
Wesley Stine	Clemson A	Georgia Tech C	66	10
Caleb Slusher	South Carolina A	Vanderbilt A	68	10
Nitish Sudhakar	Georgia Tech A	Tennessee A	72	10
Justin Gilbert	Auburn C	Mississippi State A	82	-5
Asheton Wilbanks	Clemson B	Clemson C	82	10
Daniel Slater	Tennessee Tech	Georgia A	82	10
Samarth Prajapati	Georgia Tech E	Emory A	82	10
Brayden Zhang	Vanderbilt B	Vanderbilt C	82	10
Richard D’Angelo	Tennessee B	Sewanne	84	10
Gabrielle Smith	Auburn A	Auburn B	103	10
Towery McNeil	Mississippi State A	Auburn C	103	0
Jeremy Scurlock	Chipola College	Alabama A	103	0
Logan Patil	Georgia Tech F	Georgia Tech B	103	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
UK (North)	UK	5	80%	60%	98.00
UK (South)	UK	8	50%	75%	76.25
Northern California	US	4	100%	50%	77.50
Southern California	US	7	100%	14%	71.86
Eastern Canada (1)	US	5	80%	40%	81.75
Eastern Canada (2)	US	9	100%	33%	83.56
Florida	US	4	100%	50%	93.25
Great Lakes	US	12	92%	17%	68.55
Lower Mid-Atlantic	US	9	89%	56%	91.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	2	100%	0%	69.00
Midwest	US	9	89%	33%	68.88
North	US	4	75%	50%	84.33
Northeast	US	10	80%	20%	76.63
Pacific	US	8	88%	38%	84.00
Southeast	US	13	77%	38%	78.50
Upstate NY	US	5	100%	20%	76.20