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Corrections for Science Explorer/Book M: Motion, Forces, and Energy ©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 M: Motion, Forces, and Energy © 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 M: Motion, Forces, and Energy 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
0-13-434492-8

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
24 Exploring Motion Graphs, Second Day, last three lines "...average speed? (120 m/min)" "...average speed if she ran a total distance of 1190 m? (119 m/min)" 08-Jan-2001
36 Fig. 11 photograph View of moon is not one visible from Earth. Remove moon from photograph. 25-May-2001
37 Sample Problem photograph Delete photograph. 23-Jan-2002
48 Try This, #2, line 4 "...about an inch above..." "...about 2 or 3 cm above..." 08-Jan-2001
100 par. 1 "Have you ever...the curtain inward." Delete paragraph. 18-Oct-2001
116 #6, line 5 "...for the right side..." "...for the left side..." 08-Jan-2001
117 #7, line 4 "...for the right side..." "...for the left side..." 08-Jan-2001
117 Analyze and Conclude, #2, lines 1–2 "...on the right, what happens..." "...on the left, what happens..." 01-Nov-2001
118 Fig. 9 caption, lines 3–4 "...an egg beater, screw in a light bulb, or..." "...an eggbeater, or..." 01-Nov-2001
124 par. 2, lines 4–5 "...The larger object is called the wheel and the smaller object is called..." "...The object with the larger diameter is called the wheel and object with the smaller diameter is called..." 01-Nov-2001
186 Fig. 17 art Right image is incorrect. New Figure 17 art 01-Nov-2001
213 #5, last line "...line.)" "...line. Also, not all graphs are linear. It may be more appropriate to draw a curve to connect the points.)" 01-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
118 Fig. 9 caption, line 3 "...an egg beater,..." "...an eggbeater,..." 01-Nov-2001
134 Section 4 Review, #2, line 2 "...in you daily life?" "...in your daily life?" 08-Jan-2001
148 par. 2, line 6 "...lines. The falling water..." "...lines. Falling water..." 01-Nov-2001
157 par. 4, line 2 "...high tempeature in..." "...high temperature in..." 25-May-2001
164 #6 "...is the Joule." "...is the joule." 08-Jan-2001
197 par. 1, line 4 "...said it couldn't done." "...said it couldn't be done." 08-Jan-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
20 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...travels in one unit..." "...travels per unit..." 01-Nov-2001
36 Fig. 11 caption "...Both the moon and the Ferris wheel are accelerating because they are changing...What path does the moon follow?" "...The Ferris wheel is accelerating, because it is changing...What path does the Ferris wheel follow?" 25-May-2001
64 par. 2, line 6 "...force. Newton called one force the..." "...force. The first force is called the..." 01-Nov-2001
73 Section 5, Key Ideas, second bullet, lines 3–5 "...curves away from the satellite at the same rate that the..." "...curves away from the satellite as..." 01-Nov-2001
98 par. 3, line 1 "...principle explains flight—from a small kite to..." "...principle helps explain flight—from a small bird to..." 18-Oct-2001
98 par. 4, line 3 "...thanks to..." "...thanks in part to..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Airplane Wings, line 1 "...of an airplane..." "...of this airplane..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Airplane Wings, line 3 "...wing. As a result, the..." "...wing. Also, the..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Bird Wings, line 3 "Like an airplane wing, a..." "Like the airplane wing above, a..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Exploring Wings, line 1 "...principle explains..." "...principle helps explain..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Spoilers, line 2 "...upside-down wing. The..." "...upside-down version of the wing above. The..." 18-Oct-2001
99 Spoilers, lines 2–3 "...the wing..." "...the airplane wing..." 01-Nov-2001
107 last par., last line "...does not help pull." "...does not help pull the sled forward." 01-Nov-2001
116 #5, lines 4–5 "...Record this distance in the "Distance to Pivot" column for the left side of..." "...Record this information in the data table for the right side of..." 01-Nov-2001
144 par. 3, lines 4–5 "...in an object. When..." "...in a substance or material. When..." 01-Nov-2001
148 par. 2, lines 4–6 "The waterfall is...lines. Falling water is..." "The Niagra Falls area is...lines. Water that is diverted above the falls is..." 21-Dec-2001
170 par. 3, lines 1–2 "...in a substance is called..." "...in a substance or material is called..." 01-Nov-2001
170 par. 4, line 5 "...individual particles. Thermal..." "...individual particles of matter. Thermal..." 01-Nov-2001
183 Figure 14 art Revise Freezing/melting and Condensation/vaporization parts of the graph. New Figure 14 art 06-Mar-2001
187 par. 1, last two lines "...probably only see a coal-burning locomotive as a..." "...probably see a steam locomotive only as a..." 01-Nov-2001
187 par. 2, line 1 "To power a steam locomotive..." "To power a coal-burning steam locomotive..." 01-Nov-2001
197 par. 1, line 3 "...It united New York City by joining Brooklyn and..." "...It connected Brooklyn and..." 08-Jan-2001
198 par. 3, lines 4–5 "...Using binoculars, Colonel Roebling..." "...Using a telescope, Colonel Roebling..." 01-Nov-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-434573-8

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
19 Math Toolbox ans., line 15 "...1,200 cm w 100 =..." "...1,200 cm w 100 cm/m =..." 08-Jan-2001
19 Math Toolbox ans., line 9 "...1,000 mm = 14,500 mm..." "...1,000 mm/m = 14,500 mm..." 08-Jan-2001
23 In Your Journal notes, line 4 "...TGV—1.7)..." "...TGV—0.36 hours (51.6 mins.) at 300 km/h or 1.7 hours at 152.6 km/h)..." 01-Nov-2001
24 Exploring Motion Graphs, lines 15–16 "...speed was lowered: 1,200 m...120 m/min.) Ask:..." "...speed was lowered: 1,190 m...119 m/min.) Ask:..." 01-Nov-2001
24 Exploring Motion Graphs, lines 18–19 "...second day? 50 m/min.)..." "...second day? 51 m/min.)..." 01-Nov-2001
38 Performance Assessment, lines 7–8 "...each class present..." "...each group present..." 23-Jan-2002
74 #22 ans., lines 1–2 "...0.8 kg7m/s + 0 g7m/s = 0.8 kg7m/s;..." "...0.8 kg7m/s + 0 kg7m/s = 0.8 kg7m/s;..." 01-Nov-2001
117 Position of Pennies and Distance to Pivot cols. "80 25
40 15
80 25
28.6 26.4
80 25
16.7 28.3
80 25
12.5 42.5
80 25
10.0 45"
"80 25
15 40
80 25
26.4 28.6
80 25
38.3 16.7
80 25
42.5 12.5
80 25
45 10.0"
09-Jan-2001
166 Chapter Project notes, Hot Stuff head "Hot Stuff" "In Hot Water" 08-Jan-2001
192 #21 ans. lines 4–6 "Left: 4.18...= 0.418 J"
Middle: 4.18...= 0.836 J
Right: 4.18...= 0.836 J"
"Left: 4.180...= .418 J"
Middle: 4.180...= .836 J
Right: 4.180...= .836 J"
01-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
12 Background, col. 2, par. 2, line 1 "...access the web..." "...access the Web..." 11-Jul-2001
13 Reading Strategies, col. 2, third bullet, line 2 "...Engineers' website for..." "...Engineers' Web site for..." 11-Jul-2001
78 Objectives, second bullet, lines 2–3 "...increases as greater depths;" "...increases at greater depths;" 01-Nov-2001
116 Analyze and Conclude ans., #2, line 3 "...see saw." "...seesaw." 08-Jan-2001
156 Including All Students, line 10 "...The allow students..." "...Then allow students..." 08-Jan-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
17 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question, lines 1–5 "...The people standing...as a reference point. The people walking..." "...The people walking..." 01-Nov-2001
98 Inquiry Challenge, Tips, lines 2–3 "...gliders that use...to fly. Assign each..." "...gliders. Assign each..." 01-Nov-2001
99 Exploring Wings notes, lines 3–6 "(air) Ask: Why is the top...that travels farther? (It increases.) Ask:..." "(air) Ask: How does the force exerted by the air on the top of the wing compare with the force exerted by the air on the bottom of the wing when the airplane takes off? (It is less.) Ask:..." 01-Nov-2001


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