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Corrections for Science Explorer/Book F: Inside Earth ©2000

As part of its Open Book Initiative, Pearson Education has established an Internet-based communication policy that alerts educators to any factual or typographical errors or areas of possible misunderstanding in its school programs. In accordance with this policy, Prentice Hall is alerting you to corrections made in Science Explorer/Book F: Inside Earth © 2000.

We organized the corrections by category:

  • Corrections of factual errors
  • Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors
  • Changes for clarification, where the original wording or art could be improved to support student understanding
Publishers typically reprint books several times over the life of a copyright. Corrections can be made in each printing. Thus, depending on which printing of Science Explorer/Book F: Inside Earth you have, these corrections may already appear in your textbook.

Key: Fig. = Figure
Ch. = Chapter
par. 1, par. 2, etc. = paragraph 1, paragraph 2, etc. (an incomplete paragraph at the top of a page is counted as paragraph 1)
ques. 1, ques. 2, etc. = question 1, question 2, etc.
col. 1, col. 2, etc. = column 1, column 2, etc.
ans. = answer


  Student Edition
0-13-434489-8

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
23 Crust-To-Mantle, lines 3–4 "continental crust, made of granite,...oceanic crust, made of basalt." "continental crust, made mostly of granite,...oceanic crust, made mostly of basalt." 09-Nov-2001
38 Fig. 23 art No volcanoes shown. New Figure 23 art 25-May-2001
59 Fig. 8 photograph Image is reversed. Reverse image. 23-Jan-2002
92 col. 2, More to Explore, table, last line, 4th column "138 N" "38°N" 09-Nov-2001
124 Fig. 8, Name col. "Crystal Shape" "Crystal System" 09-Nov-2001
141 Section 1, Key Ideas, bullet #3, line 3 "...and crystal shape. Hardness..." "...and crystal structure. Hardness..." 23-Sep-2000
148 par. 1, last line "peridotite at left." "diorite at left." 23-Sep-2000
191 #5, last line "...line.)" "...line. Also, not all graphs are linear. It may be more appropriate to draw a curve to connect the points.") 25-Nov-2001
200 col. 1, fracture, line 2 "...apart..." "...apart in an irregular way..." 23-Sep-2000
202 col. 2, texture, line 1 "...of a rock's surface. (p. 147)" "...of a rock's surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains. (p. 147)" 23-Sep-2000

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
200 col. 2, luster, line 1 "...The way ia mineral..." "...The way a mineral..." 01-Oct-2000
202 col. 1, shield volcano, line 1 "...A wide gently-sloping mountain..." "...A wide gently sloping mountain..." 01-Oct-2000

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
51 #22, line 2 "...Earth's crust as liquid,..." "...Earth as liquid,..." 17-Dec-2000
73 par. 1, line 5 "...movement, cause the most damage. As the twisting..." "...movement, can cause severe damage near the epicenter. As the twisting..." 23-Sep-2000
92 More to Explore, table, last row, 4th column "138N" "13°N" 09-Nov-2001
122 par. 1, lines 5–7 "...If you scratch sphalerite with talc, gypsum, and calcite, you would find...But apatite, the next mineral on the scale,..." "...You could try to scratch sphalerite with talc, gypsum, or calcite. But, you would find...Apatite, the mineral rated 5 on the scale,..." 09-Nov-2001
124 par. 1, last two lines "...shows minerals having each of the six types of crystal shapes." "...shows minerals that belong to each of the six crystal systems." 23-Sep-2000
124 par. 1, line 8 "particular crystal shape of its..." "particular crystal structure of its..." 23-Sep-2000
124 par. 1, lines 2–5 "...crystal shape. If you broke a mineral into tiny pieces, each piece would still have that same crystal shape. Geologists classify these shapes into six groups...the crystal faces. For example,..." "...crystal structure. Geologists classify these structures into six groups...the crystal faces. These groups are called crystal systems. For example,..." 09-Nov-2001
125 par. 2, line 3 "...when it breaks apart. Geologists use..." "...when it breaks apart in an irregular way. Geologists use..." 23-Sep-2000
129 par. 4, line 2 "...over months and years. Slow..." "...over many thousands of years. Slow..." 17-Dec-2000
148 last par., lines 5–7 "...Other rocks with a glassy texture are made up of...One glassy-textured rock that forms..." "...Other rocks with no visible grain are made up of...One familiar rock that forms..." 09-Nov-2001
160 last par., lines 2–3 "...forms their protective outer shells..." "...forms their skeletons..." 09-Nov-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-434570-3

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
23 Building Inquiry Skills, last complete sentence "Students should...of about 1 cm = 1,000 km, and...a scale of about 1 cm = 600 km." "Students should...of about 1 cm = 1,300 km, and...a scale of about 1 cm = 750 km." 23-Sep-2000
123 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question "...is 4." "...is 4 or 5." 28-Jan-2002
129 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question, lines 3–4 "...over months or years." "...over many thousands of years." 25-Nov-2001
172 Multiple Choice ans., #3 "a" "c" 25-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
30 Background, col. 1, line 7 "...ra\n..." "...ran..." 01-Oct-2000
38 Building Inquiry Skills: Relating Cause and Effect, lines 8–9 "...rising molting material..." "...rising molten material..." 25-Nov-2001
131 Answers to Self-Assessment, line 2 "Figure 12..." "Figure 13..." 23-Sep-2000
132 Answers to Self-Assessment, line 2 "Figure 14 Minerals found..." "Figure 15 Metals found..." 01-Oct-2000
132 Where Minerals Are Found notes "Using the Visuals: Figure 14" "Using the Visuals: Figure 15" 23-Sep-2000

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
38 Background, col. 2, last line "...more than 2,000 m under..." "...more than 2 km under..." 23-Sep-2000
38 Background, col. 2, line 1 "...out at 11,915 m below..." "...out at about 11 km below..." 23-Sep-2000


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