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Corrections for Science Explorer/Book O: Sound and Light ©2002

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 O: Sound and Light © 2002.

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 O: Sound and Light 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
0-13-054103-6

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
82 par. 1, line 8 "...such as a spoon, into..." "...such as aluminum foil, into..." 05-Jun-2001
92 par. 2, line 5 "...gives a golden yellow light..." "...gives a pale pink light..." 05-Jun-2001
99 par. 2, line 5 "...antenna. About half of..." "...antenna. The majority of..." 05-Jun-2001
134 par. 2, line 7 "...The lens in the eyepiece..." "...The eyepiece..." 11-Nov-2001
134 par. 2, lines 4–5 "...the objective lens. The objective lens gathers..." "...the objective. The objective gathers..." 11-Nov-2001
135 par. 2, last two lines "...three objective lenses, so..." "...three objectives, so..." 11-Nov-2001
135 par. 2, line 5 "...The objective lens, placed..." "...The objective, placed..." 11-Nov-2001
143 Section 5, Key Terms, col. 1, line 4 "objective lens
eyepiece lens"
"objective
eyepiece"
12-Nov-2001
169 col. 1 "eyepiece lens A lens...the objective lens. (p.134)" "eyepiece A lens...the objective. (p.134)" 12-Nov-2001
170 col. 1 "objective lens Lens..." "objective Lens..." 11-Nov-2001
172 col. 2 "eyepiece lens 134" "eyepiece 134" 05-Jun-2001
173 col. 1 "objective lens 134" "objective 134" 11-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
73 Applying Skills, table, col. 1, head "Animal
(Hz)"
"Animal" 05-Jun-2001
73 Applying Skills, table, col. 3, head "Highest
Frequency
Produced"
"Highest
Frequency
Produced (Hz)"
05-Jun-2001
87 par. 3, lines 7–8 "...and soft tissues and cause the..." "...and soft tissues, causing the..." 12-Nov-2001
118 Fig. 8 caption, line 3 "...entering air..." "...entering the air..." 05-Jun-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
51 Fig. 13 caption, line 6 "...this barrier, causing..." "...this barrier (C), causing..." 05-Jun-2001
51 Fig. 13 caption, lines 2–4 "...of sound, waves...the sound barrier. When..." "...of sound (A), waves...the sound barrier (B). When..." 12-Nov-2001
78 par. 1, line 3 "...a vacuum. You can also think of this as..." "...a vacuum. This rate can also be expressed as..." 05-Jun-2001
78 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...8 minutes. Nothing can travel faster! When..." "...8 minutes. When..." 12-Nov-2001
81 par. 3, line 3 "...This allows the tuner to pick up..." "...This makes the tuner pick up..." 05-Jun-2001
83 par. 3, last line "...brain and spine disorders." "...brain and spine disorders of soft tissue near the spine." 05-Jun-2001
84 par. 2, line 5 "...light waves than..." "...light than..." 05-Jun-2001
85 Visible light label, line 2 "...the spectrum..." "...the electromagnetic spectrum..." 05-Jun-2001
86 Checkpoint "What are the colors of the visible spectrum?" "What colors make up the visible spectrum?" 05-Jun-2001
86 Fig. 11 caption, lines 6–8 "...interference produces some of the colors of the visible spectrum." "...interference removes some of the colors of visible light and leaves others for us to see." 12-Nov-2001
87 par. 4, last line "...from entering the body." "...from reaching your body." 05-Jun-2001
88 par. 3, lines 6–7 "...galaxies could produce these gamma rays. Some gamma-ray telescopes also detect..." "...galaxies are one way of producing these gamma rays. Gamma-ray telescopes have also been used to detect..." 12-Nov-2001
91 par. 6, line 3 "...electricity, which..." "...electricity for the same brightness, which..." 05-Jun-2001
93 par. 2, line 3 "...little electricity. They..." "...little electricity for the amount of light they give off. They..." 05-Jun-2001
102 par. 3, line 1 "...In recent years, the use of..." "...The use of..." 05-Jun-2001
102 par. 3, line 4 "...have developed satellite..." "...have developed, or are developing, satellite..." 05-Jun-2001
102 par. 3, line 6 "...received by one of the communications satellites, and..." "...received by a communications satellite, and..." 05-Jun-2001
102 par. 3, lines 8–9 "...it is more expensive than using the more common cellular..." "...it may be more expensive to use than the cellular..." 12-Nov-2001
103 par. 2, line 6 "...more powerful, the dishes..." "...more powerful, and as ways to greatly compress the data have been developed, the dishes..." 05-Jun-2001
103 par. 2, lines 6–7 "...to receive them have become a lot smaller. Also, modern...powerful." "...to receive the signals have become a lot smaller." 12-Nov-2001
103 par. 4, lines 1–3 "Today, GPS receivers are becoming increasingly common in airplanes, boats, and even in cars..." "GPS systems have grown more sophisticated. Today, receivers are increasingly common in airplanes, boats, and even cars..." 12-Nov-2001
113 Fig. 1 caption, line 7 "...The frog can..." "...The frog's image can..." 05-Jun-2001
118 Fig. 8 caption, lines 1–2 "...passes from a less dense medium into a more dense medium, it slows..." "...passes from air into water, or from water into glass, it slows..." 12-Nov-2001
131 Fig. 23 caption, lines 2–3 "...in place contract or relax to change..." "...in place relax (left) or contract (right) to change..." 12-Nov-2001
134 par. 2, line 7 "...is the eyepiece lens. The eyepiece lens magnifies..." "...is in the eyepiece. The lens in the eyepiece magnifies..." 05-Jun-2001
134 par. 2, lines 8–9 "...through a refracting telescope is..." "...through the refracting telescope in Figure 25 is..." 12-Nov-2001
135 Fig. 26 labels "Eyepiece lens
Objective lens
"
"Eyepiece
Objective
"
12-Nov-2001
135 par. 2, lines 6–7 "...eyepiece lens enlarges..." "...eyepiece enlarges..." 12-Nov-2001
140 Fig. 30 art No object image should appear on the photographic film. Revised Page 140 Figure 30 Art 03-Dec-2001
140 par. 2, last three lines "...pattern between the two beams of light creates a three-dimensional image that is recorded on the film." "...pattern recorded on the film produces a three-dimensional image when viewed in laser light." 13-Aug-2001
142 Section 5 Review, #6, lines 2–3 "Do you think...your answer." "Laser beams can severely damage eyes and skin. Explain why you think this is so." 12-Nov-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-054104-4

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
11 Reading Strategies, col. 2, second bullet "Owen, Kenneth..." Delete bullet and text. 18-Jun-2001
31 Analyze and Conclude ans. "1. The waves...
2.As the height...
3. The wet paper...
4. No matter...
5.Diffraction occurs...in it and part of...with two gaps, two sections...through. Two...
6.The behavior of..."
"1.The wet paper...
2. No matter...
3.Diffraction occurs...in it. Part of...with three gaps, three sections...through. Three...
4.The behavior of..."
18-Jun-2001
42 The Speed of Sound, Using the Visuals: Figure 4, line 3 "...1.7 km..." "...1.71 km..." 18-Jun-2001
42 The Speed of Sound, Using the Visuals: Figure 4, lines 4–5 "...(1.7 km = 1,700 m; 1,700 m w 340 m/s = 5 s)" "...(1.71 km = 1,710 m; 1,710 m w 342 m/s = 5 s)" 11-Nov-2001
68 Building Inquiry Skills: Calculating, lines 5–7 "...water, 1,531 m/s, in their...1,531 m/s = 6,227.1 m)..." "...water, 1,530 m/s, in their...1,530 m/s = 6,273 m)..." 11-Nov-2001
91 Facilitate, Incandescent Lights, line 3 "...white incandescent light..." "...white light..." 18-Jun-2001
92 Using the Visuals: Figure 17, line 4 "...yellow—helium;..." "...pale pink—helium;..." 11-Nov-2001
92 Using the Visuals: Figure 17, lines 1–2 "...identify the gases used to produce each color of the light shown. (Red—..." "...identify some of the gases that may have been used to produce the colors in the sign. (Red—..." 11-Nov-2001
135 Building Inquiry Skills: Observing, lines 3–8 "...objective lens, eyepiece,...objective lenses does...three objective lenses, they..." "...objectives, eyepiece,...objectives does...three objectives, they..." 11-Nov-2001
142 Section 5 Review Answers, #6, line 1 "Yes. Laser beams..." "Laser beams..." 18-Jun-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
14 Discover, Tips, line 3 "...as a teacher demonstration." "...as a demonstration." 18-Jun-2001
15 Answers to Self-Assessment, line 1 "...sketch would..." "...sketch should..." 18-Jun-2001
51 Performance Assessment, lines 2–3 "...sound waves when..." "...sound when..." 11-Nov-2001
53 Using the Visuals: Figure 14, line 6 "...overtone might look..." "...overtone would look..." 18-Jun-2001
85 Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum notes, Extend, lines 1–3 "...how they could detect each...spectrum." "...how each...spectrum can be detected." 11-Nov-2001
85 Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum notes, line 1 "...the Exploring,..." "...the Exploring feature,..." 18-Jun-2001
92 Building Inquiry Skills: Comparing and Contrasting, line 2 "...students slowly bring..." "...students bring..." 18-Jun-2001
92 Building Inquiry Skills: Comparing and Contrasting, line 4 "...hot very quickly. Do not..." "...hot. Do not..." 18-Jun-2001
93 Answers to Self-Assessment, lines 2–3 "...energy in different colors of light." "...energy as different colors of light." 11-Nov-2001
93 Integrating Life Science notes, lines 2–3 "...active and explain...(At night that is..." "...active, and have them explain...(At night. That is..." 11-Nov-2001
93 Performance Assessment, line 2 "...students include the..." "...students use the..." 18-Jun-2001
123 Activating Prior Knowledge, lines 6–8 "...that this is true. Explain...how colors mix." "...that what really happens where the two lights overlap is that the light appears white. Explain...how colors of lights and of pigments mix." 11-Nov-2001
131 Addressing Naive Conceptions, lines 10–12 "...example, a person who...sees white...they can only see the..." "...example, people who...see white...they can only see the..." 11-Nov-2001
131 Building Inquiry Skills: Observing, lines 1–2 "...lights in the classroom and..." "...lights and..." 11-Nov-2001
131 Try This, Observing, last line "...of the page." "...of the flag." 18-Jun-2001
138 Background, col. 1, line 4 "...opthalmologist..." "...ophthalmologist..." 18-Jun-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
42 Building Inquiry Skills: Interpreting Illustrations, lines 5–6 "...and light, ask: Imagine that the dog were holding..." "...and of light, ask: Imagine that the dog is holding..." 11-Nov-2001
42 Building Inquiry Skills: Making Models, line 11 "...does this demonstrate..." "...does this activity demonstrate..." 18-Jun-2001
42 Building Inquiry Skills: Making Models, line 7 "...partners hold..." "...partners each hold..." 18-Jun-2001
53 Building Inquiry Skills: Comparing and Contrasting, lines 7–8 "...produces a sound wave of one..." "...produces sound of only one..." 11-Nov-2001
53 Ongoing Assessment, lines 4–6 "...violin and a piano. (The timbre of the instruments is different because they produce..." "...violin than when played on a piano. (The timbres of the instruments are different because the instruments produce..." 11-Nov-2001
83 Building Inquiry Skills: Drawing Conclusions, line 5 "...temperature of each cup..." "...temperature of the water in each cup..." 18-Jun-2001
85 Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum notes, lines 13–15 "...type of wave and make...about the wavelength..." "...type of wave. Have them make...about the relationship between the wavelength..." 11-Nov-2001
86 Building Inquiry Skills, line 4 "...shorter end..." "...shorter-wavelength end..." 18-Jun-2001
91 Answers to Self-Assessment, Checkpoint, line 2 "...less electricity. They also..." "...less electricity than incandescent bulbs for the same amount of light. They also..." 18-Jun-2001
125 Sharpen your Skills, Expected Outcome, lines 1–2 "...should see green light as..." "...should see the color of the wheel as green as..." 11-Nov-2001


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