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Question

This adjective names a "spectroscopic instrument" at KPNO that is the largest 3D galaxy survey. This adjective describes a component whose EOS has a negative value for w because it has negative pressure. This adjective describes a discovery that Perlmutter, Schmitt, and Riess made (20[1])by observing the nonlinear relationship between the magnitude of Type (*) Ia ("one A") supernovae and their redshift, indicating a deviation (0[1])from Hubble's law. (10[1])This adjective describes (10[1])the discovery that validated (10[1])Einstein's inclusion of Lambda, (0[2])the cosmological constant. (10[1]0[3])The (10[1]0[1])accelerating expansion (10[1])of the universe (10[2])is driven by (10[1]0[1])"energy" (10[2])named (10[1])for (10[3])this (10[1])adjective. (10[8])For (10[1])10 points, (10[2])give this adjective that describes galactic halos of unobservable "matter." (10[2])■END■ (10[7])

ANSWER: dark [accept dark energy or dark matter]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Snehan Saroch	Russell	Lincoln-Way East A	43	20
Tony Han	Kane County AT	North Quincy	61	0
Anna Liao	Carmel B	Barrington	64	10
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Wayzata	67	10
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Classen SAS	71	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Parkway West	75	0
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Chattahoochee B	75	0
Charlie Doehring	Hinsdale Central A	Adlai E. Stevenson B	78	0
Kaiden Lee	Northview	Belmont	78	0
Kevin Adler	Northmont	Strake Jesuit B	78	10
b	Team 2	Team 1	78	0
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Fremd	79	10
Mandy Dantz	Walter Payton A	Park Tudor	79	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Detroit Catholic Central A	81	10
Sreyas Sabbani	Innovation Academy B	Quince Orchard	84	10
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Richard Montgomery	84	10
Gugan Thuduppathy	Montgomery Blair A	Johns Creek	87	10
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	87	0
Aaryan Sumesh	Thomas Jefferson A	Innovation Academy A	88	10
Yongle Xin	Montgomery Blair B	Chattahoochee A	88	10
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Northside College Prep	89	10
Brandon Torres	Carl Sandburg	Georgetown Day	90	10
Jefferson Ji	Westwood	Grosse Pointe South	90	10
Colin Maxworthy	Detroit Catholic Central C	Lincoln-Way East B	90	10
Aidyn Congdon	Lee's Summit	White Pigeon	91	10
Henry Nolan	Herron	Saint Joseph	92	10
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	Great Valley	92	10
Nathan Liang	Thomas Jefferson C	Detroit Catholic Central B	92	10
Sahil Prasad	Centennial A	Uni School of Nashville A	92	10
Ryan Chang	Centennial B	Uni School of Nashville B	92	10
Wilson Hartley	Virginia	Winston Churchill B	92	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	West Point	92	10
Tyler Song	Winston Churchill A	Lambert B	92	10
Jonathan Ouyang	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Lambert A	93	10
Everett Van Til	Homewood-Flossmoor	Thomas Jefferson E	95	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Kane County AT	95	10
Maya Hulyalkar	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Hinsdale Central A	105	10
Aaron Zhang	Walter Payton B	Coronado	105	10
Daniel Sheffield	Belmont	Northview	106	10
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Solon	106	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Walter Payton A	106	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Thomas Jefferson B	106	10
a	Team 1	Team 2	106	10
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	Thomas Jefferson D	106	10
Micah Chacon	Page	Yukon B	106	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	37	100%	3%	0%	90.14