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Wednesday 10 September 2014

Time zones

Task:
Answer these questions.

What is a time zone? 
A time zone is when you have different times in different places.
Why do we have time zones?
 We have time zones because we need to know what time it is in our place.
How are the time zones set? 
The time zones are set 15º from the meridian of the country.
Which direction does the Earth rotate? (clockwise or anticlockwise)
The earth turns anticlockwise.
How many time zones are there altogether? 
There are 24 time zones
What are the time zones named? 
Pacific standard time, East Timor Timor, West Greenland Time.
Which time zone is New Zealand part of?
New Zealand Standard time / New Zealand Daylight time UTC +12 / GMT +12
Name 2 other countries which are also in our time zone.
Kermadec Island, Fiji.
What is the international date line and why do we have it?
We have an international date line to seperate days because one side is facing the sun and the other side is not.

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