STEM Exam: Wed, 12.19.12
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| An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress | Career
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| A new method, idea, or product | Innovations
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| The action of leading a group of people or an organization | Leadership
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| The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | Technology
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| Computer programs with a user interface | Applications
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| A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks | Broswer
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| The imparting or exchanging of information or news | Communication
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| The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interrupt and execute program instructions. | Central Processing Unit
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| To copy data from computer system to another or to a disk | Download
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| To communicate electronically on the computer | E-Mail (Electronic Mail)
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| The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system | Hardware
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| A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen | Hyperlink
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| An international computer network providing e-mail and info from computers in educational institutions,government agencies, and industry, accessible to the genera public via modem links | Internet
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| The programs and other operating info used by a computer | Software
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| The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | Technology
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| Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a web address | URL
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| A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data | Virus
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| Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation | Analyze
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| A spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems | Brainstorm
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| Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis | Data
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| A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made | Design
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| To put into effect | Implement
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| A 3D representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original | Model
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| Serious of actions or steps taken to achieve an end | Process
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| A person who purchases goods and services for personal use | Consumer
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| A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others | Proposal
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| An imaginary straight line passing through the center of a symmetrical solid about which a plane figure can be conceived as rotating to generate the solid | Axis
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| Computer-aided design | CAD
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| Cut or shape an object to particular measurments | Dimensions
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| A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works | Egineer
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| Consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one color | Monochrome
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| The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon especially a periodically elliptical revolution | Orbit
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| An approximate representation, on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye | Perspective View
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| A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate | Ecological footprint
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| The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings | Ecology
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| The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates | Environment
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| The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil | Landfill
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| The state of great comfort and extravagant living | Luxury
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| Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain | Natural resources
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| The fact of being required or indispensable | Necessity
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| Convert waste into reusable material | Recycling
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| Of, or relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged | Sustainability
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| The philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability | Sustainable design
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| The using of a resource | Consumption
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| Or, or relating to, or produced by the internal heat of the earth | Geothermal
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| The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects | Pollution
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| The ability to do something or act in a particular way, esp. as a faculty or a quality | Power
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| Of, relating to, or determined by the sun | Solar
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| Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity | Logic
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| Provide a computer or other machine with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a particular task | Program
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| A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically | Robot
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| An estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future | Budget
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| Time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust | Credit
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| Provide funding for a person or enterprise | Finance
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| A sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money | Interest
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| A financial gain, esp. the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something | Profit
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| The action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort | Concentration
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| The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work | Creativity
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| Complete and wholehearted devotion, especially to a career, ideal, etc. | Dedication
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| The quality of being trustworthy and reliable | Dependability
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| A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility | Duty
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| The ability to assess and initiate things independently | Intiative
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| The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness | Integrity
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| The competence or skill expected of a professional | Professionalism
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