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Where is all time measured from?
Greenwich Mean Time
0o longitude
Prime Meridian
All of the above
Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?
5o
10o
15o
20o
How many time zones are there in the world?
360
24
15
2
Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?
to keep the same country in in the same time zone
to confuse people
for train schedules
because of landforms
If it is 10:00 am in Detroit, what time is it in New York City?
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
If it is 11:00 pm in Detroit, what time is it in Chicago?
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
12:00 am
If the time in London is 1:00 pm, GMT, what time is it in Paris?
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm (noon)
2:00 pm
If it is 2:00 pm, GMT in London, what time is it in Tokyo?
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
When considering time zones, West is negative GMT and East is positive GMT. True or False?
True
False
When you cross the International Date Line from West to East, you add a day. True or False?
True
False
If it is January 20, 8:00 pm in New York City, what day and time is it in London?
January 20, 11:00 pm
January 21, 1:00 am
January 21, 2:00 am
January 21, 3:00 am
Time zones are based loosely on what?
Parallels of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
the International Date Line
the Prime Meridian
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