Packet 3: Bonus 11
A global shortage in some types of this material has resulted from its use in producing concrete, in which this material is often the aggregate. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this material which makes up wind-blown features classified as barchan, longitudinal, or parabolic.
ANSWER: sand
[10h] Sandstone often exhibits a “cross” phenomenon where these structures create a record of the wind direction. The law of cross-cutting relations can be used to determine the age of these structures.
ANSWER: beds [or strata or stratum; or lamina; accept cross-beds or cross-bedding or cross-strata]
[10e] Sandstone is an example of this type of rock, created by the cementation of loose rock fragments via diagenesis. Most rocks on Earth’s surface are this type of rock, which is contrasted with metamorphic and igneous.
ANSWER: sedimentary rock
<Earth Science — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18.08 | 100% | 65% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | DeWitt A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | New Buffalo A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Detroit Country Day A | Coldwater | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Grand Ledge | Detroit Country Day B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Rockford B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hillsdale Academy D | Okemos A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Okemos B | Rockford A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Traverse City Central A | Taylor | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Traverse City Central B | Detroit Catholic Central B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Troy A | Hillsdale Academy B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Troy B | DeWitt B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| U of D Jesuit | New Boston Huron | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Utica Academy | New Buffalo B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| White Cloud A | Holt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| White Cloud B | Detroit Catholic Central C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Williamston | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 16.88 | 100% | 63% | 6% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |