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TIME ZONES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a time zone?

a)

A place where you have to move slowly

b)

Geographical area of America

c)

Division of time in planet Earth

d)

The areas of a clock

2.

A time zone is based on the Earth’s rotation and what else?

a)

The light from the Sun

b)

The moon’s phases

c)

The planting season

d)

The Earth’s seasons

3.

Time zones are based mainly on what?

a)

Paralels

b)

Farming schedules

c)

Individual cultures

d)

Meridians

4.

When it is 4:00 pm in Bogotá what time is it in Caracas?

a)

3:00 pm

b)

5:00 pm

c)

5:00 am

d)

6:00 pm

5.

When it is 4:00 pm in New York what time is it in London? (5 hours of difference)

a)

9:00 am

b)

1:00 pm

c)

9:00 pm

d)

12:00 am

6.

The place on the earth where the time is either one full day ahead or one full day behind is called the what?

a)

Equator

b)

Mason Dixon Line

c)

Axis

d)

International Date Line

7.

How many time zones exist in the world?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

15

d)

36

8.

How many degrees are in each time zone?

a)

60

b)

360

c)

180

d)

15

9.

Imaginary line used to indicate 0° longitude that passes through Greenwich.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

10.

It´s 12:00 pm in Paris. What time is it in Madrid?

a)

12:00 am

b)

11:00 pm

c)

12:00 pm

d)

10:00 am