Time Zones & Seasons

Where is all time measured from?

• Greenwich Meantime

• 0^o longitude

• Prime Meridian

• All of the above

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

• 5^o

• 10^o

• 15^o

• 20^o

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 in 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, true or false, west is less and east increase?

• True

• False

When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.

• True

• False