Timezones

How many time zones are their in the world?

• 12

• 18

• 22

• 24

If you were travelling WEST would you be losing time or gaining time as you pass through the time zones?

What is the GMT?

• Greenwich Mean Time

• Globally Maintained Time

• Guaranteed Mutual Time

• Geraldton Managed Time

If it is 10:00pm in Sydney what time would it be in Perth?

• 1800 hrs

• 8:00pm

• 2000 hrs

• 10:00am

How many time zones does Australia lie in?

What is the International Date Line?

• A straight red line that divides the globe horizontally

• It is an imaginary line that shows the degree on which the earth is tilted

• It is opposite to the GMT and is the point at which the date changes

• An imaginary planetary line that is about 40,075 km long in circumference. It divides the planet into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

Western Australia is in what time zone relative to the GMT?

• The Western time zone

• +8 GMT

• 20:00

• Light Blue

Which other countries share a time zone with Western Australia?

• India

• Indonesia

• Japan

• Philippines

What is the time difference between WA and QLD?

• 1 hour

• 1 and a half hours

• 2 hours

• 2 and a half hours

Challenge question!

If it is 05:35 am GMT, approximately what time would it be in Geraldton?

(Write your answer in 24 Hour Time)