Longitude & Time Zones

Which longitude line is the International Date Line?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• 90 degrees longitude

• 180 degrees longitude

How many time zones does Earth have?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 48

How fast does the earth rotate in degrees per hour?

• 1 degree per hour

• 5 degrees per hour

• 15 degrees per hour

• 25 degrees per hour

In which direction does the earth rotate?

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• east to west

• north to south

How many degrees of longitude is each time zone?

• 24 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 5 degrees

Which direction does the sun appears to rise from ?

• north

• east

• south

• west

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you travel to the west, the time gets _______ .

• earlier

• later

• does not change

If you travel to the east, the time gets _____ .

• earlier

• later

• does not change

What are the four U.S. time zones?

• New York, Eastern, California, and Western

• Atlantic, Central, Mountain, and Pacific

• Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Western

• Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific

The Prime Meridian and the Antimeridian forms a _____ ______.

• A great circle

• Prime Meridian circle

• International Date Circle

• A big circle