USAAAO 2021, II кръг — Short 2
2021 National Astronomy Competition · 5 т.
Внимание: Бележка към темата
All ten whole original Short/Medium/Long problems, 30 lettered parts, 9 nested roman requests and 7 numbered satellite quantities, all original worked keys and marking notes are retained. Printed scientific discrepancies are preserved in attributed local source notes. Medium 3 original calls both masses m; its key introduces a distinct M for the station and assumes . A separate undated common archive constants/reference table is fully included with its own source identity; its use as the exact 2021 provided attachment is not established, and its constants do not replace native exam values. The native cover specifies blank paper and a signed declaration. March 20th is the end of the examination period, not an established single sitting date.
1 Instructions (Please Read Carefully)
The top 5 eligible scorers on the NAC will be invited to represent USA at the next IOAA. In order to qualify for the national team, you must be a high school student with US citizenship or permanent residency.
This exam consists of 3 parts: Short Questions, Medium Questions and Long Questions.
The maximum number of points is 180.
The test must be completed within 2.5 hours (150 minutes).
Please solve each problem on a blank piece of paper and mark the number of the problem at the top of the page. The contestant’s full name in capital letters should appear at the top of each solution page. If the contestant uses scratch papers, those should be labeled with the contestant’s name as well and marked as “scratch paper” at the top of the page. Scratch paper will not be graded. Partial credit will be available given that correct and legible work was displayed in the solution.
This is a written exam. Contestants can only use a scientific or graphing calculator for this exam. A table of physical constants will be provided. Discussing the problems with other people is strictly prohibited in any way until the end of the examination period on March 20th. Receiving any external help during the exam is strictly prohibited. This means that the only allowed items are: a calculator, the provided table of constants, a pencil (or pen), an eraser, blank sheets of papers, and the exam. No books or notes are allowed during the exam. Exam is proctored and recorded. You are expected to have your video on at all times.
After reading the instructions, please make sure to sign, affirming that:
- All work on this exam is mine.
- I did not receive any external aids besides the materials provided.
- I am not allowed to discuss the test with others throughout the period of this examination.
- Failure to follow these rules will lead to disqualification from the exam.
Signed: ____________________
Common archive reference — Table of Physical Constants
This separate common USAAAO archive reference is undated in the catalogue. Its use as the exact 2021 exam attachment is not established.
| Quantity | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Electron rest mass | ||
| Proton rest mass | ||
| Electronic charge | ||
| Speed of light in free space | ||
| Permeability of free space | ||
| Permittivity of free space | ||
| Planck’s constant | ||
| Reduced Planck’s constant | ||
| Boltzmann’s constant | ||
| Gas constant | ||
| Molar gas constant | ||
| Avogadro’s number | ||
| Standard molar volume | ||
| Unified atomic mass unit ( scale) | ||
| Mass of hydrogen atom | ||
| Bohr magneton | or | |
| Nuclear magneton | or | |
| Proton magnetic moment | ||
| Neutron magnetic moment | ||
| Bohr radius | ||
| Fine structure constant | ||
| Compton wavelength of electron | ||
| Rydberg’s constant | ||
| Stefan-Boltzmann constant | ||
| Radiation density constant | ||
| Gravitational constant |
Rest masses of some leptons and hadrons in :
0.5110, 105.66, 1777, 134.98, 139.57, 493.7, 497.7, 547, 1865, 1869, p 938.3, n 939.6, 1115.7, 1189, 1193, 1197, 1315, 1321, 1672, , .
| Quark | Charge | Mass () | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| u | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| c | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| s | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| t | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 174.3 | |
| b | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4.2 |
Common archive reference — Astrophysical Data and identities
Astrophysical Data
| Quantity | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 astronomical unit | AU | |
| 1 parsec | pc | |
| Luminosity of Sun | ||
| Mass of Sun | ||
| Radius of Sun | ||
| Mass of Earth | ||
| Radius of Earth |
Other data and conversion factors
| Quantity | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ångstrom | Å | |
| 1 fermi | fm | |
| 1 barn | b | |
| 1 pascal | Pa | |
| 1 standard atmosphere | ||
| Standard acceleration due to gravity | ||
| 1 electron volt | eV | |
| Wavelength of 1 eV photon |
Trigonometrical identities
In a triangle ABC,
and
Prefixes
| Prefix | Name | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| T | tera | |
| G | giga | |
| M | mega | |
| k | kilo | |
| c | centi | |
| m | milli | |
| micro | ||
| n | nano | |
| p | pico | |
| f | femto |
Условие
The convection zone of the sun is the major region of the solar interior that is closest to the surface. It is characterized by convection currents that quickly carry heat to the surface. As a pocket of gas rises, it expands and becomes less and less dense. For it to continue to rise, the temperature gradient in the sun must be steeper than the adiabatic gradient, which is the temperature that the gas would have if it were allowed to expand without any heat input.
In the sun, the adiabatic gradient satisfies , where is the temperature and is the pressure at any given point.
The bottom of the convection zone is about 200,000 kilometers beneath the surface of the sun, and has a temperature of about and a density of about . Estimate an upper bound for the temperature of the convection zone where the density is (the density of air). You may assume the ideal gas law holds in the convective zone.
Отговори
- 66000 K
Решение
Since the temperature gradient is steeper than the adiabatic gradient, we can get an upper bound for the temperature by assuming the temperature gradient follows the adiabatic gradient exactly.
For a fixed amount of gas molecules, we have that by the ideal gas law. Also, the adiabatic gradient has , so we get
Using the fact that is inversely proportional to the density , we have . Dividing both sides by , we get , so
Plugging in the numbers we are given, we have that the temperature when the density is equal to that of air is
Теми и трудност
Оценена трудност: 3/5.
Топлинни явления · Идеални газове · Първи принцип на термодинамиката
Предпоставки: Гимназиална подготовка, Разширена олимпиадна подготовка
Оригинал в Архива: usaaao_second_exam_2021_final.pdf · официални решения: usaaao_second_exam_2021_solutions.pdf · допълнителни данни: physical-constants.pdf