Vocabulary Terms to Know
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| Biofuel | A fuel made directly from recently living matter, such as plants or waste from animals
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| Solar Farm | A large installation of solar panels used to generate electricity
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| Power Grid | A system of power plants, stations, and cables used to transmit electricity throughout an area
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| Turbine | A machine that produces power by spinning of a rotor or wheel
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| NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) | An agreement among United States, Canada, and Mexico to eliminate all barriers to trade among the three among the three countries
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| Generate | To produce
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| Great Recession | A severe economic slowdown that began in 2007 with a financial crisis but spread to the whole economy
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| Statisitics | numerical data about a particular topic
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| Startup | A new company formed by an entrepreneur
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| Genetic | Relating to genes, or places on chromosomes that determine a person's inherited features
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| Incentive | something, such as money or fear of punishment, that motivates or encourages a behavior or Bioutcome
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| Biomedical | having to do with the intersection of medicine and the natural sciences, such as biology and biochemistry
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| Robotics | The science and technology of robot design, manufacture, and use
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| Insurgent | A person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
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| Stable | Secure, able to last
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| National Guard | The part-time military forces organized by the states but available for national events in a time of crisis
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| Terrorists | A person who uses violence to advance a political cause
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| Fracking | A method of hard to get oil and natural gas from underground deposits by pumping water into a layer holding the oil and gas
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| Coalition | A group that forms temporarily to achieve a goal
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| Third Party | An organized political group that is neither Republican or Democrat
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| Finances | The money a government needs to function
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| Tea Party | A conservative political movement that reflects frustration with high taxes, too much government regulation of business, and excessive federal spending
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| Bill | A proposed law presented to a legislature for consideration
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