Longitude and time zones for a test

What is longitude?

Longitude measures how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.

What is the Prime Meridian?

The Prime Meridian is the line of 0° longitude, located in Greenwich, England.

How many degrees are in a circle?

There are 360 degrees in a full circle.

True or false: Longitude lines run north to south.

False, because longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Difference between longitude and latitude.

Longitude measures east-west position; latitude measures north-south position.

Fill in the blank: Each time zone is about ___ degrees of longitude.

Each time zone is about 15 degrees of longitude.

What is a time zone?

A time zone is a region where the same standard time is used.

How many main time zones are in the US?

The US has four main time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.

True or false: Time zones are always exactly one hour apart.

False, because some time zones may vary by 30 or 45 minutes.

What determines the time in a time zone?

The local solar time and the position on the Earth determine the time.

What is Daylight Saving Time?

Daylight Saving Time is when clocks are set forward one hour in spring.

Which time zone is New York in?

New York is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET).

Which state is in the Pacific Time Zone?

California is in the Pacific Time Zone (PT).

What happens during Daylight Saving Time?

- Clocks spring forward - Longer daylight in evening