What Time Is It What are Time Zones

What Time Is It?

What are Time Zones? • These are imaginary lines set from the Prime Meridian that establish 24 time zones around the world. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England. This is Greenwich Standard Time. • Why are there 24 time zones and how many degrees of longitude does a standard time zone have?

Video on Time Zones • Visit www. unitedstreaming. com and insert the clip from the following video here: – Maps and Globes: Globes and Their Use • Location using Latitude and Longitude (00: 52)

Time Zones Around the World

Time Zones in the United States

Time Zones in the United States • There are six time zones in the 50 states. • Four of these are in the lower 48 states or Continental United States. -Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific • What time is it in California right now? California is in the Pacific time zone.

What Time is It? 1. If it is 8: 30 A. M. Tuesday in NY, what time is it in NC? 2. If it is 6: 23 P. M. Friday in WY, what time is it in OH? 3. If it is 11: 30 P. M. Saturday in CA, what time is it in FL?

Flights • When we fly we often cross time zones. How do we figure out what time it is in the time zone we land it?

Flight Brainteaser #1 You are taking a flight from NY to CA. You leave NY at 7: 00 A. M. Monday and the flight is four hours. What time and day will it be when you arrive in CA? 8: 00 A. M. Monday

Flight Brainteaser #2 You are taking a flight from AZ to FL. You leave AZ at 6: 30 P. M. Tuesday and the flight is five hours. What time and day will you arrive in FL? 1: 30 A. M. Wednesday

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