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Corrections for Science Explorer/Physical Science ©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/Physical Science © 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/Physical Science you have, these corrections may already appear in your textbook.

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  Student Edition
0-13-062645-7

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
39 Real-World Lab, Procedure "10. Note..." "10. Note...
11. Discard the solution as directed by your teacher, and wash your hands."
15-Aug-2001
57 par. 2, lines 3–4 "...size? Think back to Boyle's law. When..." "...size? When..." 23-Jan-2002
84 Exploring the Periodic Table, col. 3, row 7, line 4 "227.028" "(227)" 15-Aug-2001
84 Exploring the Periodic Table, element 93, line 4 "237.048" "(237)" 15-Aug-2001
85 Exploring the Periodic Table, element 103, line 4 "(260)" "(262)" 15-Aug-2001
85 Exploring the Periodic Table, element 112, line 4 "(272)" "(277)" 12-Nov-2001
92 par. 1, lines 4–5 "...hard, bright white,..." "...hard, gray-white,..." 11-Nov-2001
93 Fig. 14 art, actinium data, last line "227.028" "(227)" 15-Aug-2001
145 par. 2, lines 9–10 "...[water formula] particles undergo..." "...[water formula] molecules undergo..." 10-Nov-2001
150 Skills Lab, Data Table, col. 1, row #2 "Sugar" "Sugar + heat" 15-Aug-2001
167 col. 1, #8, line 4 "...within 30 seconds, record..." "...within 2 minutes, record..." 15-Aug-2001
201 par. 3, last line "...and their concentration." "...and their concentration. Hydrochloric acid is more acidic (has a lower pH) than acetic acid. But a concentrated (strong) solution of acetic acid can have a lower pH than a dilute (weak) solution of hydrochloric acid. To safely handle acids and bases, you need to know the pH of the solutions you are using." 15-Aug-2001
223 Fig. 12 caption, line 4–7 "...to ripen (left). Acetylene...pipeline (right)." "...to ripen." 11-Nov-2001
223 Fig. 12 caption, structural formulas ethene and acetylene formulas Remove acetylene formula. 15-Aug-2001
223 Fig. 12 photographs Welder photograph Remove welder photograph. 15-Aug-2001
305 Sample Problem photograph Delete photograph. 23-Jan-2002
366 par. 3, line 2 "...small kite to..." "...small bird to..." 10-Nov-2001
540 par. 1, line 8 "...such as a spoon, into..." "...such as aluminum foil, into..." 10-Nov-2001
550 par. 2, line 5 "...gives a golden yellow light..." "...gives a pale pink light..." 15-Aug-2001
557 par. 2, line 5 "...antenna. About half of..." "...antenna. The majority of..." 10-Nov-2001
593 par. 2, line 5 "...objective lens, placed..." "...objective, placed..." 10-Nov-2001
593 par. 2, lines 8–9 "...objective lens so..." "...objectives so..." 10-Nov-2001
598 Fig. 30 art No object image should appear on the photographic film. Corrected Figure 30 Art 18-Dec-2001
601 Section 5, Key Terms, col. 1, line 3 "objective lens" "objective" 10-Nov-2001
767 List of Chemical Elements, Ununbium, Atomic Mass "(272)" "(277)" 10-Nov-2001
767 List of Chemical Elements, various elements, Atomic Mass Actinium: "227.028"
Bohrium: "(262)"
Lawrencium: "(260)"
Meitnerium: "(266)"
Neptunium: "237.048"
Actinium: "(227)"
Bohrium: "(264)"
Lawrencium: "(262)"
Meitnerium: "(268)"
Neptunium: "(237)"
24-Aug-2001
768�769 Periodic Table of the Elements, various elements, line 4 Actinium: "227.028"
Bohrium: "(262)"
Lawrencium: "(260)"
Meitnerium: "(266)"
Neptunium: "237.048"
Actinium: "227.028"
Bohrium: "(264)"
Lawrencium: "(262)"
Meitnerium: "(268)"
Neptunium: "(237)"
24-Aug-2001
773 eyepiece, line 2 "...objective lens. (p.592)" "...objective. (p.592)" 10-Nov-2001
776 col. 2 "mass number...
mechanical advantage..."
"mass number...
matter Anything that has mass and occupies space. (p. 18)
mechanical advantage..."
15-Aug-2001
777 col. 2 "objective lens Lens..." "objective Lens..." 10-Nov-2001
785 col. 1 "eyepiece lens 592, 593" "eyepiece 592, 593" 15-Aug-2001
786 col. 1 "halogen compounds 224" "halogen-containing compounds 224" 15-Aug-2001
788 col. 3 "objective lens 592, 593" "objective 592, 593" 10-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
38 Real-World Lab, col. 1, line 4 "...electrolysis to isolate..." "...electrolysis procedure to isolate..." 15-Aug-2001
39 Real-World Lab, col. 1, #6, line 2, and #7, line 1 "...run for 2–3 minutes..." "...run 2–3 minutes..." 11-Nov-2001
210 #4, lines 3–5. "a. tap water
b. salt water
c.ammonia cleaner"
Add periods:
"a. tap water.
b. salt water.
c.ammonia cleaner."
10-Nov-2001
223 par. 1, lines 1–2 "...section, you have seen structural formulas of molecules with only..." "...section, structural formulas have shown only..." 11-Nov-2001
253 col. 2, #3 and #4, line 1 "Which polymer, or polymers, would..." "Which polymer would..." 15-Aug-2001
258 Fig. 9, col. 2, row 8 "Tin, antimony, copper*" Delete asterisk:
"Tin, antimony, copper"
13-Dec-2001
258 Fig. 9, col. 4, row 8 "Tableware, decorative objects" Insert asterisk:
"Tableware*, decorative objects"
13-Dec-2001
367 Exploring Wings, line 1 "...principle can help explain..." "...principle helps explain..." 10-Nov-2001
545 par. 3, lines 7–8 "...and soft tissues and cause the..." "...and soft tissues, causing the..." 11-Nov-2001
561 par. 3, last line "...turn right or left." "...turn." 10-Nov-2001
592 par. 3, last line "...down also." "...down." 10-Nov-2001
618 par. 1, line 2 "...everyday,..." "...every day,..." 10-Nov-2001
767 List of Chemical Elements, Name col. "Ununnilium...
Unununium...
Ununoctium..."
"Ununnilium...
Ununoctium...
Unununium..."
15-Aug-2001
786 col. 2 "Hindenburg (airship) 162" "Hindenburg (airship) 161" 15-Aug-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
6 Developing Hypotheses, par. 1, lines 5–6 "...for observations that relate to..." "...for a set of observations or answer to..." 10-Nov-2001
18 par. 2, lines 1–2 "...however, the word matter has...meaning. Matter is..." "...however, it has...meaning. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. It is..." 11-Nov-2001
38 par. 1 "A method that's commonly used...such as a battery." "Many steps are involved in obtaining copper from its ores. The last step in the process is called electrolysis. This term literally means 'electric cutting.' In one kind of electrolysis, a copper compound is dissolved in water, forming a mixture called a solution. Two metal strips called electrodes are placed in the copper compound solution. Each electrode is attached to a wire, and the wires are connected to a source of electric current, such as a battery." 15-Aug-2001
38 par., line 6 "...solution. Each..." "...solution, not touching each other. Each..." 10-Nov-2001
39 par. 1 "...is turned on,...amounts of copper metal." "...is turned on, one electrode in the solution becomes coated with copper metal. At the same time, other materials form on the second electrode. In a laboratory, electrolysis yields only small amounts of copper metal. In industry, the isolation of copper from its ores happens on a huge scale and involves several complex steps. Because many copper compounds do not dissolve in water, the method of electrolysis used in the last step can vary." 24-Aug-2001
58 par. 2, line 7 "...grow at the same rate. In..." "...grow by the same amount. In..." 10-Nov-2001
165 par. 3, line 7 "...it was ignited. This..." "...it was detonated. This..." 15-Aug-2001
182 par. 4, line 3 "...considerably. Instead. they form..." "...considerably. They form..." 21-Dec-2001
182 par. 4, lines 2–3 "...the molecules stop moving about. Instead,..." "...the movement of molecules slows considerably. Instead,..." 10-Nov-2001
208 par. 1, line 1 "Why does your stomach have such a low pH? The..." "The low pH in your stomach helps digestion take place. The..." 15-Aug-2001
220 par. 4, line 2 "Methane, also known as natural gas,..." "Methane, the main gas in natural gas,..." 15-Aug-2001
286 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...travels in one unit..." "...travels per unit..." 17-Dec-2001
367 Airplane Wings, lines 1–3 "...of an airplane...wing. As a result, the..." Change reference to the specific wing illustrated, and remove causation, respectively:
"...of this airplane...wing. Also, the..."
10-Nov-2001
367 Bird Wings, line 1 "Like an airplane wing, a..." "Like the airplane wing above, a..." 10-Nov-2001
367 Spoilers, line 2 "...is an upside-down wing. The..." "...is an upside-down version of the airplane wing above. The..." 10-Nov-2001
375 last par., last line "...does not help pull." "...does not help pull the sled forward." 15-Aug-2001
392 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 the object with the smaller diameter is called..." 11-Nov-2001
412 par. 3, lines 4–5 "...in an object. When..." "...in a substance or material. When..." 11-Nov-2001
416 par. 2, lines 4–6 "The waterfall is...lines. The falling water is..." "The Niagra Falls area is...lines. Water that is diverted above the falls is..." 21-Dec-2001
438 par. 3, lines 1–2 "...in a substance is called..." "...in a substance or material is called..." 11-Nov-2001
438 par. 4, line 5 "...individual particles. Thermal..." "...individual particles of matter. Thermal..." 15-Aug-2001
440 Fig. 5 caption, line 3 "...touches the hot coals." "...touches the hot forge." 15-Aug-2001
440 par. 4, line 2 "...from the fire. This..." "...from the forge. This..." 15-Aug-2001
450 par. 4, lines 1–2 "...and the neon in the colored sign shown above are..." "...and the neon used in colored signs are..." 11-Nov-2001
454 Fig. 17 art labels "Uncoiled bimetallic...
Coiled bimetallic...
"
"Uncurved bimetallic...
Curved bimetallic...
"
13-Dec-2001
455 par. 1, last two lines "...probably only see a coal-burning locomotive as a..." "...probably see a steam locomotive only as a..." 10-Nov-2001
455 par. 2, line 1 "To power a steam locomotive,..." "To power a coal-burning steam locomotive,..." 13-Dec-2001
458 par. 3, last two lines "...the compressor motor, and..." "...the compressor, and..." 15-Aug-2001
458 par. 3, line 2 "...refrigerator motor compresses..." "...refrigerator motor runs a compressor that compresses..." 15-Aug-2001
509 Fig. 13 caption, line 6 "...this barrier, causing..." "...this barrier (C), causing..." 15-Aug-2001
509 Fig. 13 caption, lines 2–4 "...of sound, waves...the sound barrier. When..." "...of sound (A), waves...the sound barrier (B). When..." 11-Nov-2001
536 par. 1, line 3 "...a vacuum. You can also think of this as..." "...a vacuum. This rate can also be expressed as..." 10-Nov-2001
536 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...8 minutes. Nothing can travel faster! When..." "...8 minutes. When..." 10-Nov-2001
539 par. 3, line 3 "...This allows the tuner to pick up..." "...This makes the tuner pick up..." 10-Nov-2001
541 par. 3, last line "...brain and spine disorders." "...brain and spine disorders of soft tissue near the spine." 15-Aug-2001
541 par. 3, lines 4–10 "...MRI. An MRI...including the brain. The pictures..." "...MRI. A person is placed in an MRI machine that produces strong magnetic fields, causing the body's atoms to line up in one direction. The machine then gives out short bursts of radio waves that knock the atoms out of alignment. As the atoms realign, data is produced. A computer analyzes this data and creates pictures of the internal body organs. The pictures..." 11-Nov-2001
542 par. 2, line 5 "...light waves than..." "...light than..." 15-Aug-2001
543 Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum art, rainbow pink color on the long-wavelength side of the rainbow Remove pink color on the long-wavelength side of the rainbow. 15-Aug-2001
544 Checkpoint "What are the colors of the visible spectrum?" "What colors make up the visible spectrum?" 15-Aug-2001
544 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." 11-Nov-2001
545 par. 4, last line "...from entering the body." "...from reaching your body." 15-Aug-2001
546 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..." 10-Nov-2001
549 par. 6, line 3 "...electricity, which..." "...electricity for the same brightness, which..." 15-Aug-2001
551 par. 2, line 3 "...little electricity. They..." "...little electricity for the amount of light they give off. They..." 10-Nov-2001
560 par. 3 "In recent years,...cellular telephone system." Revised Page 560 Paragraph 03-Dec-2001
561 par. 2, line 6 "...more powerful, the dishes..." "...more powerful, and as ways to greatly compress the data have been developed, the dishes..." 10-Nov-2001
561 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." 10-Nov-2001
561 par. 4, lines 1–3 "Today, GPS receivers are becoming increasingly common in...and even in cars..." "GPS systems have grown more sophisticated. Today, receivers are increasingly common in...and even cars..." 10-Nov-2001
571 Fig. 1 caption, line 7 "...The frog can..." "...The frog's image can..." 15-Aug-2001
589 Fig. 23 caption, lines 2–3 "...in place contract or relax to change..." "...in place relax (left) or contract (right) to change..." 11-Nov-2001
592 par. 2, line 7 "...is the eyepiece. The eyepiece magnifies..." "...is the eyepiece. The eyepiece magnifies..." 15-Aug-2001
592 par. 2, line 7 "...The lens in the eyepiece..." "...The eyepiece..." 10-Nov-2001
592 par. 2, line 8 "...through a refracting telescope is..." "...through the refracting telescope in Figure 25 is..." 15-Aug-2001
592 par. 2, lines 4–5 "...The larger lens is called the objective lens. The objective lens gathers..." "...The larger lens is called the objective. The objective gathers..." 10-Nov-2001
593 Fig. 26 labels "Eyepiece lens
Objective lens
"
"Eyepiece
Objective
"
10-Nov-2001
598 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." 15-Aug-2001
600 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." 11-Nov-2001
657 par. 5, lines 4–5 "...two paths, it will travel through the one with the lower resistance." "...two paths, more of the current will travel through the path with lower resistance." 11-Nov-2001
774 col. 2 "fullerene A form...a repeating pattern similar to...ball. (p.217)" "fullerene A form...a repeating pattern. (p.217)" 15-Aug-2001
780 col. 2 "thermal energy The total energy of a substance's particles..." "thermal energy The total energy of a substance's or material's particles..." 15-Aug-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-062649-X

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
151 Sample Data Table, col. 1, #2 "sugar" "sugar + heat" 02-Oct-2001
264 Section 3 Review Answers, #2, line 1 "...other chemicals to..." "...other materials to..." 02-Oct-2001
279 Reading Strategies, col. 2, second bullet "Owen, Kenneth..." Delete bullet and text. 02-Oct-2001
500 The Speed of Sound, Using the Visuals: Figure 4, lines 45 "...(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)" 02-Oct-2001
526 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)..." 02-Oct-2001
550 Using the Visuals: Figure 17, line 4 "...yellow—helium;..." "...pale pink—helium;..." 02-Oct-2001
550 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—..." 02-Oct-2001
589 Try This, Observing, line 3 "...of the page." "...of the flag." 02-Oct-2001
593 Building Inquiry Skills: Observing, lines 3–8 "...the objective lens, eyepiece,...many objective lenses does...three objective lenses; they..." "...the objectives, eyepiece,...many objectives does...three objectives; they..." 12-Dec-2001
600 Section 5 Review Answers, #6, line 1 "Yes. Laser beams..." "Laser beams..." 02-Oct-2001
668 Demonstration, line 7 "...using the light..." "...using two light..." 02-Oct-2001
708b Media and Technology col., Sec. 22-2 row, line 5 "...Radio;" "...Radio Waves;" 02-Oct-2001
723 Media and Technology, line 2 "Receiving Radio,' Transparency 93" "Receiving Radio Waves,' Transparency 93" 02-Oct-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
2 Nature of Science, first bullet, line 4 "...Backgrounds..." "...Background..." 07-Dec-2001
55 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question, line 1 "...More collision means more..." "...More collisions mean more..." 23-Jan-2002
77 The Role of Electrons notes, line 7 "(Just like the fan blades,..." "(Like the fan blades,..." 07-Dec-2001
264 Section 3 Review Answers, #1, line 1 "...are heat resistant and..." "...are heat-resistant and..." 02-Oct-2001
500 Building Inquiry Skills: Interpreting Illustrations, lines 56 "...and light, ask: Imagine that the dog were holding..." "...and of light, ask: Imagine that the dog is holding..." 02-Oct-2001
500 Building Inquiry Skills: Making Models, line 7 "...partners hold..." "...partners each hold..." 02-Oct-2001
549 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question, line 2 "...as heat." "...as heat" 02-Oct-2001
550 Building Inquiry Skills: Comparing and Contrasting, line 2 "...students slowly bring..." "...students bring..." 02-Oct-2001
550 Building Inquiry Skills: Comparing and Contrasting, line 4 "...hot very quickly. Do not..." "...hot. Do not..." 02-Oct-2001
581 Activating Prior Knowledge, lines 6–8 "...that this is true. Explain...how colors mix." "...that the light appears white in the overlap region. Explain...how colors of lights and colors of pigments mix." 02-Oct-2001
596 Background, col. 1, line 4 "...opthalmologist..." "...ophthalmologist..." 02-Oct-2001
668 Background, par. 2, line 1 "In 1996, an U.S. company..." "In 1996, a U.S. company..." 02-Oct-2001
722 Including All Students, line 12 "...or further apart.)" "...or farther apart.)" 07-Dec-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
49 Integrating Earth Science, line 4 "...volcano depends in part on the..." "...volcano is related to the..." 02-Oct-2001
56 Background, col. 2, lines 59 "...slow, expensive to build and maintain, and the gases...ignited." "...slow, and expensive to build and maintain. In addition, the gas hydrogen is flammable. The hydrogen that lifted airships such as the Hindenburg burned rapidly when ignited." 02-Oct-2001
95 Panel Discussion, first bullet, lines 46 "...Consult the Science Explorer Web site at www.phschool.com for..." "...Consult the World Wide Web for..." 07-Dec-2001
151 Sample Data Table, col. 1, #1, line 1 "sodium carbonate..." "sodium carbonate powder..." 02-Oct-2001
161 In Your Journal notes, line 5 "...explain the how of the..." "...explain how a chemical reaction affected the..." 02-Oct-2001
366 Inquiry Challenge, Tips, lines 2–3 "...gliders that use...to fly. Assign each..." "...gliders. Assign each..." 07-Dec-2001
367 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 airplace takes off? (It is less.) Ask:..." 07-Dec-2001
511 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..." 07-Dec-2001
549 Answers to Self-Assessment, Checkpoint, line 2 "...less electricity. They also..." "...less electricity than incandescent bulbs for the same amount of light. They also..." 02-Oct-2001
581 Activating Prior Knowledge, lines 3–4 "...you place a piece of blue cellophane over the yellow. (Most..." "...you shine the light from a flashlight covered with a blue filter so that it overlaps the projected light. (Most..." 02-Oct-2001
583 Sharpen your Skills, Expected Outcome, lines 1–2 "...should see green light as..." "...should see the color of the wheel as green as..." 02-Oct-2001


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