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This system contains two symmetric regions with unusually low temperatures called “cold collars.” Ferric chloride is a candidate for this system’s so-called “unknown UV absorber.” Thermal tides excited in this system contribute to its superrotation. (-5[1])Estimates of the particle size (-5[1])distribution in this system can be derived from the glory phenomenon observed in images taken by Akatsuki. The disputed detection (10[1])of phosphine (10[1])in this (10[1])system (10[4]-5[1])might (10[1]-5[1])be evidence (10[1])it harbors (10[2])life. (10[3])Permanent (10[2])polar vortices are found in this system, which directly interacts with the solar wind due to a lack of a magnetic field. Carbon dioxide makes up nearly 97 percent of this system due to a runaway greenhouse (10[1])effect. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, what system contains a layer of sulfuric acid clouds (10[1])that completely encircle a terrestrial (10[1])planet? (10[2])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: atmosphere of Venus [or Venusian atmosphere or Venerian atmosphere or Venereal atmosphere; accept troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, ionosphere, or thermosphere in place of “atmosphere”; prompt on Venus or Venerian by asking “what region of Venus?”; prompt on atmosphere or specific atmospheric layers by asking “of what astronomical body?”]
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y24100%0%21%84.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BMcGill34-5
Geoffrey WuColumbia AIndiana39-5
Swapnil GargBerkeley AMaryland5910
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto BOttawa6110
William FosterChicago DChicago C6310
John MarvinChicago BNorth Carolina A6410
David BassJohns HopkinsGeorgia Tech6410
Andrew WangIllinoisToronto A6410
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina BTruman State6410
Shardul RaoMinnesota AWaterloo64-5
Nikhil ChellamNorthwesternYale A6510
Andrew MinagarYale ANorthwestern65-5
Matt SchiavonePurdueCornell A6710
Allan LeeStanfordChicago A6910
Derek ChenColumbia BYale B6910
Kushal AluruRutgersArizona State7010
Jason HongBrownMichigan7010
Mitchell ShaddenTexasWUSTL A7010
Yared TadesseCornell BVanderbilt7110
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL BPenn7110
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUIowa State10810
Joseph ChambersVirginiaClaremont Colleges10910
Simon GorbatyDukeFlorida109-5
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth CarolinaHarvard10910
Yashodev VyasMinnesota BKentucky12110
Liam KusalikWaterlooMinnesota A12610
Graham CopeFloridaDuke12710
Asha BasuMcGillBerkeley B12710
Alex AkridgeIndianaColumbia A12810