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