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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptAs you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?EarlierLater
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptHow many time zones are there in the world?2412648
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?
5o
10o
15o
20o
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?
to keep the same country in in the same time zone
to allow for travel time
for train and airplane schedules
because of landforms
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.
True
False
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What is the meaning of GMT?
Greedy Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Time in each time zone is about how many hours difference?
1 hour
2 hours
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The line from east to west around the world are called?
longitude
latitude
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Why is it daytime in the UK when it is night-time in Australia?
On opposite sides of the planet
They have different seasons
Distance from the moon
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
London is six hours ahead of Mexico. When it’s 3.00 pm in London, what time is it in Mexico?
12:00pm
9:00pm
12:00am
9:00am
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
When you are traveling East, do you add or subtract one hour for each time zone through which you travel?
Add
Subtract
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptAt 7 p.m.. in California, David calls his mother in New York. What time is it in New York?8 p.m.9 p.m.10 p.m.11 p.m.
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMeridian that measures 180 degrees longitude and marks the change in calendar day is the:EquatorPrime MeridianTropic of CancerInternational Date Line
- 14. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....
subtract an hour from your watch
add an hour to your watch
