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How many time zones are there in the entire world?
24
If I fly to Los Angeles and cross the international data line will I 'gain' or 'lose' a day?
gain.
20:21
8:21 pm
The meridian that runs through Greenwich Meridian is at ___ degrees longitude.
zero degrees.
When were time zones officially adopted worldwide?
1884, 1851, 1886, 1905
The framework was established at the 1884 International Meridian Conference, where the globe was divided into 24 standard time zones based on the Greenwich Prime Meridian
How many hours difference between each time zone?
1 hour.
Sometimes 30 mins.
Is New Zealand ahead or behind in timezones to Sydney?
Ahead. New Zealand is GMT+12 (ahead 2 hours, 3 in summer DST).
What is the abbreviation DST ?
Daylight Savings Time.
The city of Greenwich is located in what country?
England.
What Australian state doesn't set their clocks forward in the summer?
Queensland or Northern Territory.
How many times zones are in Australia?
3 time zones
Which country has the most time zones
Russia.
06:21
6:21am
New York is five meridians away from London so it is __ hours behind.
What is 5 hours.
What is the time at Greenwich also called __________.
Universal Time or UTC
How many hours between the Greenwich Meridian and Sydney, Australia.
10 hours
Name a city that is in the same timezone as Sydney (GMT+10)
Brisbane, Tasmania, Melbourne
BONUS point: Papua New Guinea
12:00
12:00pm
The International Date Line goes through which ocean?
Pacific.
If it is 10:00 a.m in Perth, what time is it in Sydney.
1:00 p.m. There is 3 hours difference
There are this many degrees of latitude between each time zone.
15 degrees
What does AEST stand for (our time zone)
What is Australian Eastern Standard Time?
00:01
12:01 am
As people cross the International Date Line the _______ changes.
date/day
If it is 12:00 p.m in Sydney on Wednesday what time is it in Hawaii (21 hours time difference)?
What is 3:00 p.m (Tuesday)