Time Zones

Time Zones

What do you know about Time Zones?

•What time is it?

•What time is it in California?

•What do you do when you make phone calls to other countries?

For homework, email the answers to these questions to Ckhunter@seemail.com



Time Zone Facts: 

There are 24 time zones

Don't forget, unlike latitude and longitude, time zones bend around cities.

Why 24 Time Zones?

It takes the earth 24 hours to complete a full rotation of 360°. 

So, every hour we rotate 15° longitude