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Packet 5: Bonus 16

A scale, measuring this quantity, was inspired by relativistic observations made by Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this quantity measured by the Vickers scale, which was preceded by the Mohs scale that placed diamond at 10.
ANSWER: mineral hardness [or Mohs hardness scale or Vickers hardness scale]
[10m] This property is defined as the tendency to split along namesake planes in the mineral’s crystal structure.
ANSWER: cleavage [or cleavage planes]
[10h] Thomas Turner invented these handheld devices that work by applying a controlled force to a material, and then measuring the resulting indentation to determine hardness.
ANSWER: sclerometers [accept Turner-sclerometer]
<Science - Other, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 05

HeardPPBE %M %H %
3714.32100%41%3%

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Ostia OrcasVirginia Tech1010020EM
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕620.00100%83%17%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓215.00100%50%0%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓320.00100%100%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓412.50100%25%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓417.50100%75%0%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓310.00100%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓412.50100%25%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓410.00100%0%0%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓516.00100%40%20%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓815.00100%50%0%