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Packet 7: Bonus 11

A majority of the stars in the universe are on this diagram’s “main sequence.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this doubly-eponymous diagram that plots stars’ temperature against luminosity.
ANSWER: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram [or H-R diagram]
[10m] Young stars descending the Hayashi track on H-R diagrams are classified as “T” type variable stars named for this constellation. A 1054 supernova in this constellation created the Crab Nebula.
ANSWER: Taurus
[10h] H-minus ions in protostars on the Hayashi track cause this quantity to follow Kramers’ law. This quantity drives convective transport and pulsations in the kappa mechanism.
ANSWER: opacity
<Science - Astronomy, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 07

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4414.3296%46%2%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Albanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers100010E
Basileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve100010E
Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever1010020EM
Midnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family1010020EM
With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperiencePrat Pack1010020EM

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓616.67100%67%0%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓316.67100%67%0%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓313.33100%33%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓412.50100%25%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓516.00100%60%0%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓36.6767%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓410.0075%25%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓313.33100%33%0%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓516.00100%60%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓816.25100%50%13%