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Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 1st, 2018, 8:00 am
by Raphael
Adi1008 wrote:Hey everyone,
dkarkada and I ran Solar System together at this weekend's UT Invitational. In case any of you are interested, here's the
test and the
key, which can also be found on his beautiful
website.
As with the Astronomy test, I am personally quite happy with how the scores turned out. A lot of teams scored extremely highly on the matching/MC sections (perfect scores or near perfect scores), and many teams got through the entire test without any problems (so it didn't seem to be too long either). In terms of actual numbers:
Maximum possible score: 200
Mean: 91.6
Standard Deviation: 42.5
Sample Size: 21
As always, if you notice any mistakes or have any questions about the test or key, please let us know! I forgot how much I loved Solar System until I wrote this test.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
This is so helpfull!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 1st, 2018, 9:24 pm
by Adi1008
Raphael wrote:Adi1008 wrote:Hey everyone,
dkarkada and I ran Solar System together at this weekend's UT Invitational. In case any of you are interested, here's the
test and the
key, which can also be found on his beautiful
website.
As with the Astronomy test, I am personally quite happy with how the scores turned out. A lot of teams scored extremely highly on the matching/MC sections (perfect scores or near perfect scores), and many teams got through the entire test without any problems (so it didn't seem to be too long either). In terms of actual numbers:
Maximum possible score: 200
Mean: 91.6
Standard Deviation: 42.5
Sample Size: 21
As always, if you notice any mistakes or have any questions about the test or key, please let us know! I forgot how much I loved Solar System until I wrote this test.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
This is so helpfull!!!!!!!!!!
Anytime dude! Glad this helped you and hope it can help others as well.
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 8th, 2018, 11:34 am
by Killboe
The tests are very weird in this event. And very random. Which makes it kind of hard to get a high score, any tips?
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 11th, 2018, 4:15 pm
by syo_astro
Killboe wrote:The tests are very weird in this event. And very random. Which makes it kind of hard to get a high score, any tips?
What do you mean very weird / random? Is this at invites, and do the tests you speak of still align with the rules? I'm just trying to figure out what the issue is since it sounds like you've already gotten going with studying, and it's easier to give specific tips than general tips (unless this is more of an issue with getting started?).
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 14th, 2018, 5:03 pm
by Nba2302
I got all my notes from this wiki page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation ... lar_System. Do you think I need more?
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 14th, 2018, 10:29 pm
by isotelus
Yes, of course. This year's topic is mainly over dwarf planets and other small bodies. If you have a copy of the rules, learn what is on there, and if you don't, ask your coach to see, because you'll need it. There is way much more to Solar System than just it's formation on the rules.
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 15th, 2018, 11:12 am
by Killboe
I got all of my information from space.com and Wikipedia, mainly wikipedia though. Some digging around for other websites. Honestly if you just search up each object it'll give you a lot of information. I got 5th in the Dodgen Invite from just that.
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 17th, 2018, 12:57 pm
by Adi1008
Killboe wrote:
I got all of my information from space.com and Wikipedia, mainly wikipedia though. Some digging around for other websites. Honestly if you just search up each object it'll give you a lot of information. I got 5th in the Dodgen Invite from just that.
Adding on to this, I'd like to recommend the Chandra
webinars for Solar System. When a lot of people start studying for Solar System, they primarily focus on the Solar System as a whole instead of the specific objects in the rules. Furthermore, most other online resources accessible to middle school students focus on random facts/trivia for these objects, but the event is meant to prioritize image interpretation/analysis. I think the webinar does an excellent job of showing what type of material you should focus on and pointing you in the right direction in terms of resources. I personally remember using these webinars a ton when I did Solar System in 2014 and 2015 and think they helped me a lot.
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 19th, 2018, 11:31 am
by ferociousbus493
Hey! Sorry I have not responded to all of the amazing ideas on were to find sources... Thank you so much! I am also wondering if anybody knows were they can find any other 2019 tests. I already have the one from the most recent invitationals. Once again thank you all so much!
Events:
Road Scholar 
Solar System
Mystery Architecture
Re: Solar System B
Posted: November 19th, 2018, 11:36 am
by Killboe
ferociousbus493 wrote:Hey! Sorry I have not responded to all of the amazing ideas on were to find sources... Thank you so much! I am also wondering if anybody knows were they can find any other 2019 tests. I already have the one from the most recent invitationals. Once again thank you all so much!
Events:
Road Scholar
Solar System
Mystery Architecture
If you have the tests from the most recent invitationals, do some test trading. That's all you can do.
Also, don't put your events in your actual post, put it in your signature. You can do that by going to your profile settings.