International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO; www.ieso.or.kr) is an annual earth science competition for secondary school students. It is one of the major activities of the International Geoscience Education Organization (http://www.geoscied.org) that aims at raising student interest in and public awareness of earth sciences, as well as to enhance earth science learning of students. It also forges friendly relationships among young learners from different countries and fosters international cooperation in exchanging ideas and materials about earth science and earth science education. The earlier IESO’s were held in South Korea Philippines Taiwan
The 4th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) would be held at the Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta , Indonesia September 19-28, 2010 (http://ieso2010.ugm.ac.id). The theme for the 2010 Olympiad is “The Present is The Key to The Future”, which underscores the importance of sustainable development and preservation of our environment.
Entrance Test for IESO
The Geological Society of India (http://www.geosocindia.org/) will be conducting an objective-type Entrance Test (ET) to select about 20 students to attend a Training Camp in Earth Sciences at Bengalooru during May 2010. Four students will be finally chosen from among the Training Camp participants who will represent
TEST DETAILS:
Date and Time :
Duration : ~ 1½ hours
Language : English.
Type of questions : Mainly objective, but some may require 1 – 2 sentence answers.
Syllabus with weightage : Geosphere (45), Atmosphere (20), Hydrosphere (15) and
Astronomy (20)
Syllabus available at : http://%20www.eartholympiad.webs.com/
Centres : Ahmedabad, Bengalooru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Dharwad, Goa, Guwahati, Hissar, Hyderabad, Kolkota, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam.
Eligibility : Students of X and XI standards who were born between
participated and won a prize in an earlier IESO.
Application format : Name; Date of birth; Sex; School address; Address for
correspondence; Email address; Phone no.; Test centre opted: 1st
preference, 2nd preference; Applicant’s signature.
Enclsoures : Two passport size photos (One photo to be pasted on the Application form and the other with your name written on the rear should be enclosed) and a certificate from the Principal/ HeadMaster stating that the candidate is studying in X/XI standard.
Applications should be sent to Dr R. Shankar, Foreign Secretary, Geological Society of India, C/O Department of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, MANGALAGANGOTRI (DK) 574 199 [Email: rshankar_1@yahoo.com; Phone: 0824-2284465; 0-9916823885]
Last date to receive applications :
Certificates and Awards: The 20 students selected for the Training Camp in Earth Sciences will be awarded Certificates of Merit. The four students selected for competing at the IESO will be awarded Certificates of Merit and Cash Prizes. Students who win medals at the IESO will be felicitated at Mumbai on December 22 every year with cash prizes of Rs.15,000 each through a corpus fund provided by Mrs.Sudha Murthy, Infosys Foundation, Bangalore. The function is organized every year on the birthday of the great mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujam.
SYLLABUS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD ENTRANCE TEST (WRITTEN)
January 2010
GEOSPHERE
Mineral & Rocks
- Identification of selected minerals from the list (Appendix 1).
- Classification of selected rocks from the list (Appendix 1).
- Idenfication of reefal limestones and reef-building organisms.
Historical geology (sedimentology, paleontology, stratigraphy, paleo-global change)
- Sedimentary structure and interpretation, identification of selected fossils from the list (Appendix 2), and geological records in global change.
Principle of plate tectonics and its application.
Plate tectonics & Seismology
- Crustal deformation and its relation to earthquakes.
- Principle of seismology and related calculation.
Physical Geography
- Physical Geography (geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, soil geography, major vegetation zones): landform vs. process, landform vs. geological structures, basic hydrology, soil development, identification of major soil types, landscape I dentification, human vs. environments, and groundwater.
ASTRONOMY
Observational Astronomy
- Relative motion between the Sun, Moon and Earth – day and night, seasons, lunar phases, solar and lunar eclipses, calendar
- Sky – constellations, Bayer’s designation of stars, celestial coordinates (right ascension, declination), ecliptic plane, precession
- Planetary observations – conjunction, opposition, greatest elongation, albedo
- Stellar brightness and colour – brightness, luminosity, colour, spectral classification
- Telescopes – optics and operation of small telescopes, radio telescopes, space telescopes…
Introduction to Solar System
- Sun – interior, atmosphere (photosphere, chromosphere, corona), sunspots…
- Terrestrial plants – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- Outer planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Dwarf planets
- Comets
- Asteroids
- Satellites
- Planetary rings
- Space exploration in the solar system
The Sun is a star
- Nuclear fusion in the solar interior
- The birth of the solar system
- The concept of color-magnitude diagram (HR diagram)
- (All the above do not get involved in stellar evolution.)
The Earth in the Universe
- The Earth in the solar system
- The Sun in the Milky Way
- The Milky Way in the Universe
Space Science
- Thermosphere, magnetosphere, solar wind
- The influence of solar surface activities to the Earth
ATMOSPHERE
1. Basics and Energy of the Atmosphere:
Composition, history of atmosphere, pressure, density, temperature, ideal gas law, vertical layers, hydrostatic equilibrium, energy, heat and sensible heat, heat transfer, radiation, solar and terrestrial radiation, albedo, energy balance, the Greenhouse Effect, seasons, temperature variation and its controls.
2. Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation:
Water and its three phases, latent heat, hydrological cycle, humidity and its related variables, saturation, dew and frost, cloud condensation nuclei, fog and its types, adiabatic warming/cooling, clouds, cloud identification and classification, unusual clouds, atmospheric stability, inversion, instability and its causes, buoyancy, topographic effect, thermodynamic diagrams, precipitation processes, cloud seeding, precipitation types and formation mechanisms.
3. Air Pressure and Motion:
Atmospheric pressure, weather maps, Newton’s law of motion, basic forces acting on the air, atmospheric motion (wind), winds produced by balanced forces, surface winds, divergence and convergence, vertical motion, scales of weather systems, synoptic-scale systems, local wind systems (land-sea and mountain-valley breezes), katabatic winds, feohn, small-scale winds, turbulence and eddies.
4. Weather Systems and Patterns:
Air masses and their classification, fronts and their types, upper-air fronts, jet streams, polar front theory, extratropical cyclones, upper-level waves and surface storms, tropical cyclones (hurricanes) and their classification, mesoscale convective systems, local thunderstorms, floods, cloud electrification and lightning, tornadoes and the damaging scale, waterspouts, convective cells.
5. Climate and Climate Change:
Mean temperature and pressure patterns, general circulation, precipitation (rainfall) patterns, polar front and subtropical jets, monsoon, atmosphere-ocean interaction, ocean currents and upwelling, El Niño and the Southern Oscillation, climate patterns and classification, climate change and its causes, past climate, global warming and its consequences, air pollution and aerosols, ozone depletion, acid rain, climate-related environmental issues.
6. Observations, Weather Forecasts, and Atmospheric Optics:
Instrument shelter, thermometers, barometers, hygrometers, psychrometer, rain gauges, anemometers, radiosonde, dropsonde, sky conditions, visibility, remote-sensing of weather, satellite and radar observations, rainfall estimates, Doppler effect and Doppler radar, acquisition of weather data, conventional and unconventional data, weather maps, forecasting methods and tools, uncertainty and predictability, probability forecasts, reflection, scattering, transmission, refraction, color of objects, aurora, twinkling, twilight, the green flash, mirage, halos, sundogs, sun pillars, rainbows, coronas.
HYDROSPHERE
Hydrography
1. Water temperature
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10. Color of sea water
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2. Water depth
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11. Nutrients in ocean
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3. Water density
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12. Dissolved oxygen
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4. Salinity
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13. Light intensity in ocean
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5. Sea level
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14. Altimeter
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6. Pressure
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15. Evaporation
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7. T-S diagram
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16. Precipitation
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8. Mixing layer
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9. Sound velocity in ocean
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Current
1. Geostrophic current
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4. Sea surface dynamic topography
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2. Eddy
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5. Thermohaline circulation
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3. Coriolis force
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6. Friction force
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Tide
1. Semi-diurnal tide
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6. Tide-generating force
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2. Diurnal tide
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7. Low water
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3. Neap tide
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8. High water
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4. Spring tide
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9. tidal range
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5. Equilibrium theory of tide
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Wave
1. Wave height
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4. Wave speed in shallow water
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2. Wave period
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5. Wave speed in deep water
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3. Wave length
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6. Tsunami
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Appendix 1. Rock & mineral list for International Earth Science Olympiad Entrance Test.
Minerals:
Albite [Plagioclase], Apatite, Aragonite, Augite, Barite, Beryl, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Diamond, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Graphite, Gypsum, Halite, Hematite, Hornblende, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Muscovite, Olivine, Opal, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Sulphur, Talc, Topaz, Tourmaline and Tremolite.
Metamorphic Rocks:
Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist and Slate.
Igneous Rocks:
Andesite, Basalt, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Obsidian, Pegmatite, Pumice, and Rhyolite.
Sedimentary Rocks:
Breccia, Conglomerate, Dolomite Rock, Limestone (reefal limestone), Sandstone and Shale.
Appendix 2. Fossil list for International Earth Science Olympiad Entrance Test.
Kingdom
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Phylum
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Class
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Genus
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Note
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Protoctista
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Foraminifera
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Eubacteria or Plantae
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Stromatolites
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Animalia
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Cnidaria
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(solitary and colonial corals)
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Mollusca
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Arthropoda
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Trilobita
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Elrathia
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Cryptolithus
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Phacops
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Crustacea
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Insecta
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Arachnida
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Bryozoa
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Brachiopoda
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Echinodermata
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Blastoidea
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Pentremites
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Crinoidea
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(crinoid stems, calyxes)
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Echinoidea
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(urchins, sea biscuits, sand dollars)
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Stelleroida
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(starfish, brittle stars)
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Chordata
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Fossil evidence
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Amber; Coprolite; Internal /external molds; Petrified wood; Carbon traces;
Trace fossils
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General Information
- ou have to send a hard copy (printed, typed or neatly hand-written) of the application by post enclosing two passport size photos and Head Master/Principal's certificate.
- Details of the test centre will be sent after your application is received.
- There is no fee to appear for the Entrance Test.
- Exam pattern: Mostly multiple choice questions. There may be a few of the “Fill in the blanks” type.
- Also pass on the information to your friends, class mates and school authorities for wider dissemination.
(Please enclose two passport size
photos and a certificate from the Principal/ Head Master stating that you are
studying in X/XI standard.)
Date of birth :
Sex :
School address :
Address for correspondence :
Email address :
Phone no. :
Test centre opted :1st preference :
:2nd preference :
Declaration: I certify that the information that I have given above is correct and factual. If found anytime later that I have provided false information / certificate, I am aware that I will be disqualified and any selection made on that basis would be cancelled.
Applicant’s signature :
Date:
CERTIFICATE FROM THE HEAD
MASTER / PRINCIPAL
This is to certify that the information provided by Mr/Ms _________________________ is correct and that he/she is a bona fide student of this institution and studying in the X / XI standard.
Date: Signature:
Institution Seal
Application Form for the Entrance Test
(Please enclose two passport size photos and a certificate from the Principal/ Head Master stating that you are studying in X/XI standard.)
Name (in block letters) :
Date of birth :
Sex :
School address :
Address for correspondence :
Email address :
Phone no. :
Test centre opted :1st preference :
:2nd preference :
Declaration: I certify that the information that I have given above is correct and factual. If found anytime later that I have provided false information / certificate, I am aware that I will be disqualified and any selection made on that basis would be cancelled.
Applicant’s signature :
Date:
CERTIFICATE FROM THE HEAD MASTER / PRINCIPAL
This is to certify that the information provided by Mr/Ms _________________________ is correct and that he/she is a bona fide student of this institution and studying in the X / XI standard.
Date: Signature:
Institution Seal
- You have to send a hard copy (printed, typed or neatly hand-written) of the application by post enclosing two passport size photos and Head Master/Principal's certificate.
- Details of the test centre will be sent after your application is received.
- There is no fee to appear for the Entrance Test.
- Exam pattern: Mostly multiple choice questions. There may be a few of the “Fill in the blanks” type.
- Also pass on the information to your friends, class mates and school authorities for wider dissemination.
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