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Longitude and Time - Grd 8 Geography

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines of Longitude are there?

a)

180

b)

360

c)

90

d)

90 N and 90 S

2.

How long is a 'day'

a)

As long as night

b)

12 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

an entire lesson

3.

The Earth rotates from the ____ towards the ______.

a)

North / South

b)

South / North

c)

West / East

d)

East / West

4.

The Prime Meridian is _____-

a)

Greenwich Meridian

b)

The date line

c)

The Equator

d)

00 North 00 West

5.

What is the time in Perth (120 E) if it is Noon in London.

a)

21h00

b)

18h00

c)

20h00

d)

4h00

6.

NewYork (750W) is 12h00. What is the time in Beaulieu (300 E)?

a)

3h00

b)

The same time

c)

105 minutes earlier

d)

19h00

7.

If a flight is 9 hours long, and it leaves DBX (600E) for JHB (300E) at 23h30. What time does it land?

a)

14h30

b)

6h30

c)

8h30

d)

16h30

8.

Monday, Auckland 1800E, at 22h30 ... a ship sets sail for Lima Peru 1350W. What time in Peru, did the ship depart?

a)

13h30 Monday

b)

1h30 Monday

c)

13h30 Sunday

d)

1h30 Sunday

9.

It is Noon in Athens Greece. What is the time in Pretoria?

a)

12h00

b)

24h00

c)

14h00

d)

10h00

10.

If it is 10am in JHB (300 E). Calculate the time in Edinburgh (00 W)

a)

12h00

b)

9:30

c)

8h00

d)

12pm