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Time zones

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
It is 5 a.m. in the mountain zone. What time is it in the eastern zone?
a)
4 a.m.
b)
6 a.m.
c)
3 a.m.
d)
7 a.m.
2.
Utah is in which time zone?
a)
Pacific
b)
Eastern
c)
Mountain
d)
Central
3.
What is the time difference between Pacific time and Eastern time?
a)
Pacific time is 3 hours later
b)
Pacific time is 2 hours earlier
c)
Pacific time is 3 hours earlier
d)
Pacific time is 2 hours later
4.
California is in Pacific time zone and Boston is in Eastern time zone. If it is 10:00 A.M. in Boston, what time is it in California?
a)
1:00 P.M.
b)
7:00 A.M.
c)
12:00 P.M.
d)
11:00 A.M.
5.
What time zone would California be in?
a)
Pacific Time
b)
Mountain Time
c)
Central Time
d)
Eastern Time
6.
What time zone would Colorado be in?
a)
Pacific Time
b)
Mountain Time
c)
Central Time
d)
Eastern Time
7.
What time zone would Illinois be in?
a)
Pacific Time
b)
Mountain Time
c)
Eastern Time
d)
Central Time
8.
What time zone would Alaska be in?
a)
Eastern Time
b)
Pacific Time
c)
Alaskan Time
d)
Central Time
9.
The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?
a)
10 p.m.
b)
4 p.m.
c)
5 p.m
d)
11 p.m.
10.
The new t.v. show is coming on at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it be on at my friends house who lives in Central Standard Time?
a)
6 p.m.
b)
8 p.m.
c)
5 p.m.
d)
4 p.m.
11.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
12.
Name the time zones in all 50 states
a)
Pacific, Central, Mountain, Eastern
b)
Eastern, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Hawaii, Alaska
c)
Eastern, Pacific, Central, Mountain, Standard
13.
Colorado and Oklahoma are in the same time zone.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
How many time zones are in the U.S. altogether?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
6
d)
7
15.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
16.

True or False: "The GPS says 33. N and 84. W" is an example of relative location.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

If it is 2:00 PM in Cleveland, Ohio, what time is it in Miami, Florida?

a)

2:00 PM

b)

12:00 PM

c)

3:00 PM

d)

1:00 PM

18.

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. in our time zone. What time will it start in California?

a)

10 p.m.

b)

6 p.m.

c)

5 p.m

d)

11 p.m.

19.

If it is 5:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time is it in Denver, Colorado?

a)

3:00pm

b)

8:00pm

c)

4:00pm

d)

6:00am

20.

What time zone would California be in?

a)

Pacific Time

b)

Mountain Time

c)

Western Time

d)

Eastern Time

21.

if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....

a)

subtract an hour from your watch

b)

add an hour to your watch

22.

How many time zones are in the U.S. altogether?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

7

23.

The international dateline measures _____________ degrees

a)

100

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

24.

Thursday becomes Friday at 12:00 p.m.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

if it is 5:00 p.m. in Pittsburgh when you leave on a 4 hour flight to California, what time do you arrive?

a)

6:00 p.m.

b)

7:00 p.m.

c)

9:00 p.m.

d)

11:00 p.m.

26.

How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

6

d)

48

27.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

28.

Where is all time measured from?

a)

Greenwich Meantime

b)

0o longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

All of the above

29.

Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?

a)

to keep the same country in in the same time zone

b)

to allow for travel time

c)

for train and airplane schedules

d)

because of landforms

30.

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

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Places that are located to the West...

a)

Are at an earlier time

b)

Are at a later time

32.

Which hemisphere gets each day first?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

33.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

34.

You are flying in a plane from Australia to the United States on Friday afternoon. What happens when you cross the international dateline?

a)

becomes Thursday

b)

becomes Saturday

c)

nothing

d)

you add and hour to your watch

35.

12:00 a.m. is....

a)

midnight

b)

noon

36.

P.M. stands for....

a)

past midnight

b)

post meridiem

c)

post malone

d)

past morning

37.

Which location starts the day first?

a)

east

b)

west

38.

First country to see the sun in a new day is?

a)

New Zealand

b)

The Republic of Kiribati

39.

The prime meridian is drawn through a town called __________.

a)

Greenwich in London

b)

Jatujak in Thailand

40.

What is the meaning of GMT?

a)

Greedy Mean Time

b)

Greenwich Mean Time

41.

Anything to the _________ of Greenwich is ahead in time.

Anything to the _________ of Greenwich is behind in time

(a)  

42.

Time in each time zone is about how many hours difference?

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hours

43.

The line from east to west around the world are called?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

44.

An imaginary line from North Pole to the South Pole drawn on maps?

a)

Meridian

b)

Measure

45.

What is the time difference between London and Beijing?

a)

6 hours

b)

7 hours

46.

What is the time difference between Tokyo and Bangkok?

a)

2 hours

b)

4 hours

47.

Mai has a sore throat and a cough. What should she do?

a)

She should stay at home and rest.

b)

She should take some cough medicine.

c)

She should go shopping.

d)

She should play a basketball game.

48.

Quy has broken his arm racing. What should he do?

a)

He should race around some more.

b)

He should go to the hospital.

c)

He shouldn't go to the hospital.

d)

He shouldn't play badminton.

49.

Anna has a high temperature and a stomach ache. She (a)   go see a doctor.

50.

I have a sore throat. What should I do?

a)

Why don't you eat some rocks?

b)

Why don't you drink some tea with honey?

c)

You should sit outside in the rain.

d)

You shouldn't rest.

51.

Which words are synonyms for disease?

a)

illness

b)

health

c)

wound

d)

sickness

52.

What is a pandemic?

a)

A broken bone

b)

A skin rash that burns

c)

A disease that spreads quickly

d)

A wound that will not heal

53.

What should you do during a pandemic?

a)

You should wear a mask in public

b)

You shouldn't stay at home

c)

You should wash your hands often

d)

You should travel a lot

54.

Fill in a word to make this a polite question:


(a)   you check my temperature?

55.

A helmet is worn to protect your (a)  

56.

Which is not a healthy habit?

a)

Eating a lot of fruit and vegetables

b)

Drinking a lot of water every day

c)

Regularly going in the sun without sunscreen

d)

Taking a daily walk