spiral galaxies - Northeast

Question

Bodies contained in these objects are analogized to cars moving through a traffic jam in a common explanation of a theory resolving their “winding problem.” Lin and Shu’s density wave theory describes these objects, which contain the majority of HII (“H two”) regions. The intrinsic luminosity (10[1])of these objects is proportional to their asymptotic rotation velocity by the Tully-Fisher relation. Both prongs of Hubble’s “tuning fork” diagram contain these objects, (-5[1])some of which are barred. (10[2])The central bulges of these objects contain supermassive black holes. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name these disk-shaped (10[1])systems (10[1])of stars, gas, and dark matter, exemplified by Andromeda and the Milky Way. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: spiral galaxies [accept barred spiral galaxies; prompt on disk galaxies until “disk” is read; prompt on galaxies or spirals; prompt on molecular clouds by asking “what objects are they contained in?”]

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Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	100%	0%	20%	76.20
Southern California	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	14%	71.86
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	80%	0%	40%	81.75
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	33%	83.56
Florida	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	50%	93.25
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	92%	0%	17%	68.55
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	56%	91.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	100%	0%	0%	69.00
Midwest	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	33%	68.88
North	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	50%	84.33
Northeast	Main	Y	10	80%	0%	20%	76.63
Pacific	Main	Y	8	88%	0%	38%	84.00
South Central	Main	Y	7	86%	0%	29%	80.17
Southeast	Main	Y	13	77%	0%	38%	78.50
Northern California	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	50%	77.50
UK (South)	UK	Y	8	50%	0%	75%	76.25
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	80%	0%	60%	98.00

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Surya Dinesh	MIT A	Boston College A	43	10
Jake Markus	Dartmouth B	Brown B	67	-5
Eames Weeks	Brown A	Amherst A	72	10
Reid Eichberg	Tufts B	UConn A	72	10
Yvonne Pan	Amherst B	Tufts C	82	10
Kyle Hart	MIT B	Brandeis Beethoven	82	10
Nathaniel Martin	Brandeis Bach	Boston University A	82	-5
Salil Jain	Williams B	Brandeis Mozart	85	10
Andrew Park	Harvard	Williams C	88	10
Elliott Gomes	Dartmouth A	Vermont B	89	10
Nico Miller	Brown B	Dartmouth B	103	0
Lily Brantner	Boston University A	Brandeis Bach	103	0