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WorksheetsLATITUDE AND LONGITUDE/TIME ZONES
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 19mins
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
12
6
48
Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?
5o
10o
15o
20o
Places that are located to the West...
Are at an earlier time
Are at a later time
are the same time
are angry about time zones
The international dateline measures _____________ degrees.
100º
90º
180º
360º
if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....
subtract an hour from your watch
add an hour to your watch
London is six hours ahead of Mexico. When it’s 3.00 pm in London, what time is it in Mexico?
12:00pm
9:00pm
12:00am
9:00am
True or false?
Time zones are divided by imaginary lines called meridians
True
False
As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun only shines on the side of the Earth that it is facing. This means:
it is daytime for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them
it is night-time for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them
The Prime Meridian splits the world into:
the North Pole and South Pole
the eastern and western hemispheres
Daytime and nightime
Russia and USA
True or false?
Tines of longitude are lines run that from the top of the Earth to the bottom.
True
False
Where is the north pole located?
90° N
45° N
90° S
45° S
Where is the south pole located
45° S
90° N
45° N
90° S
Fill in the blank. Place commas between each answer.
The (a) is at the center of the lines of_ (b) latitude and is at 0º longitude.
Latitude is (a) and longitude is (b) .
Where is the prime meridian (UTC±0)?
China
India
UK
US
True or false: One time zone = about 15° longitude
True
False
Why aren't some time zone boundaries completely straight?
so they don't split cities, coutrires or buildings
to allow for travel time
for train and airplane schedules
because of landforms
Match the following am/pm times to their matching 24 hour times.
12:08am
00:08hr
12:54am
00:54hr
12:54pm
12:54hr
12:00pm
12:00hr
12:00am
00:00hr
Which location starts the day first?
east
west
The prime meridian is drawn through a town called __________.
Greenwich in London
Jatujak in Thailand
What is the meaning of GMT?
Greedy Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time
Time in each time zone is about how many hours difference?
1 hour
2 hours
An imaginary line from North Pole to the South Pole drawn on maps?
Meridian
Measure
Which of the following statements are true? Check ALL that apply.
The Prime Meridian is opposite the International Date Line
The International Date Line is located at 180° longitude.
Countries can determine what time zone they are in or determine their own time zone.
All areas are divided into time zones by a straight line of longitude.
When it is 8 am in Austin, Texas, what is the local time in Chicago, Illinois?
7 am
8 am
9 am
None of these
It's a line that passes around the middle of the Earth
GMT
Equator
longitude
latitude
They're lines that go up and down Earth from north to south.
UCT
lines of longitude
equator
lines of latitudes
They're lines that run around the Earth from east to west.
time zones
Greenwich meridian
lines of latitude
equator line
They are areas of the world where it's the same time.
The Greenwich meridian
time zones
equator
GMT
Lines of longitude go up from......
east to coast
north to south
north to east
west to east
Lines of latitude go around the earth from..............
north to south
up to down
east to north
west to east
How fast does the earth rotate in degrees per hour?
1 degree per hour
5 degrees per hour
15 degrees per hour
25 degrees per hour
In which direction does the earth rotate?
clockwise
counter clockwise
east to west
north to south
Which direction does the sun appear to rise from ?
north
east
south
west
Which statement is more accurate?
Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.
Every parallel begins and ends at the poles.
Every parallel is the same length.
Every meridian is distorted
Which of these statements about the International Date Line is TRUE?
As you cross the International Date Line flying west, you add a calendar day.
The International Date Line was first used about 20 years ago.
The International Date Line is a straight line drawn through the ocean.
All countries must follow the dates set by the International Date Line.
________________ originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, which later became adopted as a global time standard.
Greenwhich Time
International Date Line
Time Zone
Latitude
Longitude
___________________________ is any of the 24 regions of the globe, divided by longitude, throughout which the same standard time is used.
Greenwhich Time
International Date Line
Time Zone
Latitude
Longitude
Lines of _________________ are known as parallels. Its run in an east-west direction and measure distance north or south from the equator.
Greenwhich Time
International Date Line
time zone
latitude
longitude
_________________ lines are known as meridians, they run in a north-south direction and measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Greenwhich Time
International Date Line
Time Zone
Latitude
Longitude
2. If it is 13:30 in London and Tokyo is 8 hours ahead, what time is it in Tokyo?
18:30
20:30
21:30
1. If it is 04:00 in Atlanta and Lima is 1 hour behind, what time is it in Lima?
03:00
05:00
The Prime Meridian goes through (a) , United Kingdom.
What is the name of this line at 0º degrees latitude?
What is the name of the line at 0º degrees longitude?
When writing coordinates, we write ____ first
Latitude
Longitude
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