Analog clocks

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What is an analog clock?

Back

An analog clock is a timekeeping device that displays time using a dial and hands that point to numbers representing hours and minutes.

Front

What do the short and long hands on a clock represent?

Back

The short hand represents the hour, while the long hand represents the minutes.

Front

How many hours are on an analog clock?

Back

There are 12 hours on an analog clock, numbered from 1 to 12.

Front

What does the minute hand do?

Back

The minute hand indicates the number of minutes past the hour.

Front

What does the hour hand do?

Back

The hour hand indicates the current hour.

Front

If the minute hand is on the 12 and the hour hand is on the 3, what time is it?

Back

It is 3:00.

Front

If the minute hand is on the 6, what does that indicate?

Back

It indicates that it is 30 minutes past the hour.

Front

What is the position of the hour hand at 6:00?

Back

The hour hand points directly at the 6.

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How do you read the time when the minute hand is between two numbers?

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You read the lower number as the hour and add the minutes based on the position of the minute hand.

Front

What is the total number of minutes in one hour?

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There are 60 minutes in one hour.