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Fig. 1.2, caption, last line |
"...wavelength." |
"...range of wavelengths." |
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| 4 |
par. 3, line 10 |
"...wave has a different wavelength." |
"...wave has a different range of wavelengths." |
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| 5 |
par. 3, lines 4–5 |
"...volcano cools and turns into igneous rock. Granite and basalt are two common types of igneous rock." |
"...volcano can cool to form the igneous rock basalt. Liquid rock that cools deep within Earth can form the igneous rock granite." |
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| 5 |
par. 5, lines 1–3 |
"Pressure and heat deep in the lithosphere can cause igneous and sedimentary rocks to undergo changes in structure." |
"Pressure and heat can cause igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks to undergo changes." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 5 |
Fig. 1.4, caption, line 2 |
"Striated sandstone..." |
"Sandstone..." |
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| 11 |
par. 4, line 5 |
"...gas molecules reunite with..." |
"...gas molecules interact with..." |
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| 13 |
bottom right, Dateline feature, header |
"Dateline 1996" |
"Dateline 1991" |
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| 13 |
bottom right, Dateline feature, line 1 |
"A group of adventurers used..." |
"A group of adventurers entered..." |
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| 35 |
par. 1, line 1 |
"Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old..." |
"Earth is approximately 4 billion years old..." |
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| 37 |
Fig. 3.3, caption, next to last line |
"...the world to be 0.5°C cooler..." |
"...the world to be 0.20°C cooler..." |
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| 41 |
par. 1, lines 2–3 |
"...people were evacuated. Seventeen people died." |
"...people were evacuated and some people died." |
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| 96 |
par. 2, line 2 |
"...learn that 260 million people..." |
"...learn that 266 million people..." |
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| 116 |
Dateline feature, left, next to last line |
"...400 raised sections for animal..." |
"...554 elevated and 23 buried sections for animal..." |
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| 117 |
par. 1, last line |
"...grasses, lichens, and small..." |
"...grasses, and small..." |
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| 118 |
par. 2, line 4 |
"...are plantlike organisms that are made up..." |
"...are organisms that are made up..." |
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| 130 |
par. 1, lines 1–2 |
"As the roots of the grasses die, they form..." |
"As plants and animals decompose, they form..." |
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| 148 |
par. 4, line 4 |
"...may be over 50 million species..." |
"...may be over 30 million species..." |
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| 156 |
par. 2, lines 2–3 |
"The top layer of water, which receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur, is called the photic (FOHT-ik) zone." |
"The top layer of water, which receives sunlight, is called the photic (FOHT-ik) zone." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 160 |
par. 2, next to last line |
"...birds had dropped by 95 percent from what..." |
"...birds had dropped by 93 percent from what..." |
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| 169 |
par. 3, line 3 |
"...ranging from 500 m along..." |
"...ranging from about 200 m along..." |
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| 172 |
par. 1, line 5 |
"...between the shore and about 500 m below..." |
"...between the shore and about 200 m below..." |
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| 172 |
par. 4, line 7 |
"In fact, one-third of all ocean fish live on..." |
"In fact, one-third of all bony fish live on..." |
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| 176 |
par. 2, line 6 |
"There are about 800 species of..." |
"There are about 68 species of..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 203 |
par. 2, next to last line |
"A famine in China during 1877–1888..." |
"A famine in China during 1876–1879..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 204 |
sidebar, Link Social Studies, lines 4–7 |
"Censuses were conducted by the first emperor of China during his reign from 259 to 210 b.c." |
"Censuses were conducted in ancient Babylonia, Palestine, and China." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 204 |
Table 13.1, col. 1, last row |
"2025 (projected)" |
"2030 (projected)" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 217 |
Fig. 14.3, label for bottom diagram |
"Palmitic acid (saturated)" |
"Stearic acid (saturated)" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 243 |
sidebar, Dateline 1973, lines 8–10 |
"...of oil to many countries throughout the world, resulting... |
"...of oil to the United States and the Netherlands, resulting... |
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| 245 |
par. 4, line 6 |
"...is a mixture of four parts gasoline to one part ethanol." |
"...is a mixture of 90 percent gasoline to 10 percent ethanol." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 257 |
par. 3, last two lines |
"...that the cleanup of 17 of the most contaminated nuclear weapons sites in the United States could cost $100 billion." |
"...that the cleanup of 20 of the most contaminated nuclear weapons sites in the United States could cost $600 billion." |
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| 257 |
Fig. 16.8, caption, last line. |
"...1988. Cleanup at the site..." |
"...1987. Cleanup at the site..." |
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| 258 |
par. 2, lines 5–6 |
"About 50 people..." |
"More than 30 people..." |
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| 262 |
True/False, col. 2, #8 |
"The cleanup of the 17 most polluted nuclear weapons facilities in the United States will cost $100 billion." |
"The cleanup of the 20 most polluted nuclear weapons facilities in the United States will cost $600 billion." |
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| 265 |
par. 4, line 1 |
"Earth receives only about one 2-billionth of the energy..." |
"Earth receives less than one billionth of the energy..." |
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| 269 |
Fig. 17.6, caption, last line |
"...80 km/h (about 50 mph)." |
"...67 km/h (about 43 mph)." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 276 |
par. 2, next to last line |
"...temperatures can rise between 10°C and 70°C with every..." |
"...temperatures can rise between 30°C and 45°C with every..." |
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| 282 |
col. 2, par. 2, line 9 |
"...soil from an 11-acre site..." |
"...soil from a 22-acre site..." |
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| 286 |
col. 1, line 5 |
"The Iron Age began about 4000..." |
"The Iron Age began about 3000..." |
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| 295 |
par. 4, line 7 |
"...air, water, bedrock, and living..." |
"...air, water, and living..." |
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| 295 |
Fig. 18.13, caption, line 3 |
"...bedrock. The hard bedrock..." |
"...parent rock. The hard bedrock..." |
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| 295 |
Fig. 18.13, left illustration, label |
"Bedrock (parent rock)" |
"Bedrock" |
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| 295 |
Fig. 18.13, middle illustration, upper label |
"Weathered bedrock" |
"Parent rock" |
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| 295 |
Fig. 18.13, right illustration, middle label |
"Weathered bedrock" |
"Parent rock" |
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| 296 |
par. 2, line 1 |
"...layers of weathered bedrock..." |
"...layers of parent rock..." |
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| 296 |
par. 2, line 5 |
"The fertile A horizon in a soil profile..." |
"The A horizon in a soil profile..." |
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| 296 |
par. 2, last line |
"...bedrock. The R horizon..." |
"...parent rock. The R horizon..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 296 |
Fig. 18.14, caption, line 3 |
"...as topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock." |
"...as topsoil, subsoil, and parent rock." |
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