Read the following passage from a novel. To say we were hot would be an understatement. When you are hot, you can sweat. This air was so dry, it felt as if the desert was pulling all the moisture out of our bodies. We looked out on the dry, barren desert and saw nothing but sand for miles.

An illustration of the desert would bring out the meaning of which phrase from the passage?
A. "To say we were hot would be an understatement."
B. "When you are hot, you can sweat."
C. "This air was so dry, it felt as if the desert was pulling all the moisture out of our bodies."
D. "We looked out on the dry, barren desert and saw nothing but sand for miles."

The following terms are all associated with harmony except: triad: the simplest chord..it is made up of three notes that are usually spaced one note apart-do, mi, and sol in the do-re-mi (major) scale. consonance: a combination of notes that is considered stable and without tension. phrases: where melodies are often made up of shorter sections. chords: the smallest harmonic unit is one consisting of two notes, but we usually have three or more notes played or sung together to create harmony. those groups of notes make up what are called chords. dissonance: a combination of notes that is considered unstable and tense, so much that they sometimes sound as if they are fighting with one another.