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Individual rounds

Each of the 3 individual rounds consists of a 10 question test with a 30-minute time limit. Out of the 10 questions, there are four 1-point questions, three 2-point questions, two 3-point questions, and one 4-point question, with the more difficult questions having larger point values. The maximum score on an individual test is 20, and individual tests often contain many interesting space-themed questions.

Team round

The team round is divided into a senior division and a junior division that take separate tests for the team round. It consists of a 15 question test with a 30-minute time limit, in which team members work together to get as many correct answers as possible. Out of the 15 questions, there are five 1-point questions, four 2-point questions, three 3-point questions, two 4-point questions, and one 5-point question, making the maximum score on the team test a 35.

Sources

* http://www.rocketcitymath.org

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External links

* http://www.mualphatheta.org/Contests/RocketCity.aspx * http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/Rocket_City_Math_League * http://www.sciencecentral.com/site/493186 * http://www.arml.com/state_and_regional.php * http://www.unl.edu/amc/mathclub/events/03,2r-EN.html * http://www.alabamamath.org/mathematics_tournaments.php Culture of Huntsville, Alabama Mathematics competitions