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Corrections for Science Explorer/Focus on Earth Science, California Edition ©2001

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/Focus on Earth Science, California Edition © 2001.

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/Focus on Earth Science, California Edition 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
0-13-044347-6

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
28 Fig. 23 art No volcanoes shown. New Figure 23 art 08-Jun-2001
49 Fig. 8 photograph Image is reversed. Reverse image. 23-Jan-2002
119 par. 4, line 2 "...over months and years. Slow cooling..." "...over many thousands of years. Slow cooling..." 19-Jan-2001
177 Fig. 7 art Bar scale is incorrect. New Figure 7 28-Oct-2001
271 Science and History, Mexico, heading and leader line "A.D. 500 Mexico" "A.D. 1200 Mexico", and re-position leader to correct location on the timeline. 23-Jan-2002
380 Fig. 14 caption, line 7 "...in Israel's hot,..." "...in the area's hot,..." 28-Oct-2001
380 Fig. 14 caption, lines 3–4 "...Dead Sea in Israel is..." "...Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan is..." 28-Oct-2001
429 Section 1, Key Ideas, third bullet "•In the process...converging plates." Delete third bullet and copy. 28-Oct-2001
429 Section 1, Key Terms, col. 1, line 4 "sea-floor spreading" Delete term. 26-Jan-2001
429 Section 1, Key Terms, col. 3, line 3 "plates" Delete term. 26-Jan-2001
526 Fig. 17 caption, last line "...in the atmosphere." "...in the troposphere." 28-Oct-2001
539 Fig. 1 art Polar latitude lines are incorrect. New Figure 1 art 28-Oct-2001
558 Real-World Lab, #6, lines 3–4 "...for each month and dividing by 12." "...for each month." 28-Oct-2001
571 #18 art Polar latitude lines are incorrect. New art 26-Jan-2001
587 par. 5, line 4 "...100 geese die...would be 100 geese per year." "...500 geese die...would be 500 geese per year." 24-Jan-2001
588 par. 1, line 7 "...the death rate of 100..." "...the death rate of 500..." 24-Jan-2001
590 Section 2 Review, #5, lines 3–4 "...you count 3 mice. Estimate the total population of mice in the..." "...you count 3 grasshoppers. Estimate the total population of grasshoppers in the..." 28-Oct-2001
590 par. 4, last line "...tomatoes in a..." "...tomato plants in a..." 24-Jan-2001
666 par. 1, line 3 "...or the gray whale. Others..." "...or the Florida panther. Others..." 23-Jan-2001
703 Section 1, Key Terms, col. 2, line 3 "petrochemicals" "petrochemicals
nonrenewable resources"
26-Jan-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
82 More to Explore, table, last row, 4th column "138N" "13°N" 28-Oct-2001
412 par. 4, lines 1–3 "A single plant, cord grass, dominates the marsh. Unlike most plants cord grass can survive...its long, narrow leaves. The cord grass..." "A single plant, cordgrass, dominates the marsh. Unlike most plants cordgrass can survive...its long, narrow leaves. The cordgrass..." 28-Oct-2001
412 par. 5, line 1 "Tidal channels run through the cord grass. Waves break..." "Tidal channels run through the cordgrass. Waves break..." 19-Jan-2001
551 Exploring Climate Regions, Polar, lines 4–5 "...—warmest temperatures about..." "...—warmest temperature about..." 28-Oct-2001
593 par. 2, line 3 "...one of the sagauro's arms..." "...one of the saguaro's arms..." 24-Jan-2001
596 par. 1, line 2 "...of young albatross floating above it..." "...of young albatrosses floating above it..." 24-Jan-2001
664 Exploring Endangered Species, Piping plover, line 3 "...active coastal bird..." "...active, coastal bird..." 24-Jan-2001
701 par. 1, line 6 "...The mat of...fibers trap air..." "...The mat of...fibers traps air..." 23-Jan-2002

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
41 col. 2, Thinking Critically, #22, line 2 "...Earth's crust as liquid,..." "...Earth as liquid,..." 02-Feb-2001
205 col. 1, #11, lines 4–5 "...pieces on Day 1 from the mass of the remaining pieces on Day 2.)" "...pieces remaining on Day 2 from the mass of the pieces on Day 1.)" 28-Oct-2001
296 Fig. 2 art No label for the Rio Grande river. Add label for the Rio Grande river. 28-Oct-2001
388 Fig. 17 caption, last line "...corner of the photograph." "...corner of the image." 28-Oct-2001
398 Guide for Reading, second bullet, lines 1–2 "What processes have shaped the ocean floor?" "What are some features of the ocean floor?" 28-Oct-2001
404 Sharpen Your Skills, lines 1–3 "...Earth's largest mountain? Use..." "...Earth's tallest mountain? Use..." 08-Feb-2002
429 Section 1, Key Ideas, second bullet, lines 4–5 "These landforms...moving plates" Delete lines. 28-Oct-2001
454 #3, lines 5–6 "This is your pointer. Add a pea-sized piece of modeling clay to the end of the pointer." "This is your pointer." 28-Oct-2001
455 #5, line 1 "After the glue dries, place your barometer..." "After the glue dries, add a pea-sized piece of modeling clay to the end of the pointer. Place your barometer..." 24-Jan-2001
550 Exploring Climate Regions, Temperate Marine, line 1 "Temperatures 10°C or above..." "Average temperature 10°C or above..." 29-Oct-2001
551 Exploring Climate Regions, Polar, line 1 "Temperature below..." "Average temperature below..." 23-Jan-2001
551 Exploring Climate Regions, Temperate Continental, line 1 "Temperature 10°C or above..." "Average temperature 10°C or above..." 28-Oct-2001
555 par. 1, line 1 "...found on large continents..." "...found on continents..." 23-Jan-2001
587 par. 2, line 4 "...mark each mouse's belly with a..." "...mark each mouse with a..." 24-Jan-2001
599 par. 3, lines 4–5 "They break down..." "These bacteria break down..." 28-Oct-2001
599 par. 3, lines 7–8 "...the bacteria help you digest your food. Your Escherichia coli also provide you with..." "...the bacteria provide you with..." 28-Oct-2001
610 Exploring a Food Web, #2, line 4 "...are herbivores." "...are herbivores or omnivores." 24-Jan-2001
616 Fig. 10 label "Decomposers break down wastes and plant remains and return..." "Decomposers break down wastes and the remains of organisms and return..." 28-Oct-2001
617 par. 2, line 5 "...bacteria have a place to live, and..." "...bacteria feed on the plant's sugars, and..." 23-Jan-2001
743 col. 2, texture "...of a rock's surface. (p. 137)" "...of a rock's surface determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains. (p. 137)" 23-Jan-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-044349-2

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
28 Background, col. 2, last line "...more than 2,000 m under water." "...more than 2 km under water." 23-Jan-2001
28 Background, col. 2, line 1 "...out at 11,915 m below..." "...out at about 11 km below..." 23-Jan-2001
113 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question "...is 4." "...is 4 or 5." 28-Jan-2002
162 Multiple Choice ans., #3 "a" "c" 01-May-2001
296 Using the Visuals: Figure 2, lines 17–20 "...rivers that are not labeled on the text map—...Hudson, James, Savannah, Rio Grande,..." "...rivers that are not labeled on the text map—" implies that they are shown on the text map, which they are not:
"...Hudson, Rio Grande,..."
07-Dec-2001
302 Using the Visuals: Figure 4, lines 2–3 "...the inner curve...the outer curve..." "...the outer curve...the inner curve..." 23-Jan-2002
380 Background, fourth bullet, last line "...the Dead Sea in Israel." "...the Dead Sea." 28-Oct-2001
587 Building Inquiry Skills: Calculating, line 10 "...– 100 deaths =...of 1,300..." "...– 500 deaths =...of 900..." 23-Jan-2002

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
439 Performance Assessment, third bullet, line 2 "presentation of results are;" "presentation of results is;" 23-Jan-2002
582 Language Arts Connection, par. 1, last line "(Bio- means life, geo- means earth.)" "(Bio- means life, geo- means earth.)" 28-Oct-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
178 Using the Visuals: Figure 7, lines 8–10 "...is 16 cm...about 6 1/4 in. and...represents 9.9 mi.)..." "...is about 16 cm...about 6 in. and...represents about 10 mi.)..." 28-Oct-2001


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