Scenario: A housing development is built in the middle of a large forested area that was previously a reserve. The surrounding area contains several lakes and rivers. Question: Many of the houses have fireplaces that are 15 percent efficient and use 15 kg of wood to heat a room to 20 degrees (C) which is 68 degrees (F). Wanting to reduce their ecological footprint, several of the homeowners are considering switching to wood stoves that are 75 percent efficient. If they do change to using a wood stove, how many kg of wood will they save per use?

Savings are transferred to businesses for investment through a) banks and financial institutions b) the federal government c) major corporations d) consumer purchases e) state and local governments

Choose the description that best matches each word. write the correct letter in the blank. 1. ostinato a. large, extended composition for chorus and orchestra 2. atonality b. full orchestra 3. musicology c. festive, march-like opening to a play or “semi-opera” 4. concerto d. small group of solo instruments 5. minimalism e. music contrasting a full orchestra and solo instruments 6. art song f. music played under the action to influence the mood 7. strophic form g. a vocal song focusing on artistic expression 8. incidental h. each stanza of a poem is set to the same music 9. oratorio i. repeated musical pattern that provides unity to a piece 10. dissonance j. steady beat; simple harmonies; short, repetitive melody 11. concertino k. harsh, unstable sounding of pitches; harmonic tension 12. tutti l. all 12 tones of chromatic scale, no tonal center 13. entrada m. the historical and scientific study of music

Which tip applies to the aspire test and psat equally