Learning The 1. Christina lives in London, England.
If she updates her
blog at 7 p.m., at what time will the update be visible to
her readers in California?
Time Zones:
World 2. If newscasters begin reporting on an earthquake in
Beijing at 4 a.m., at what time will viewers in New York
see the coverage?
There are 24 time zones on Earth. In the illustration
below, we see all of them illustrated on a flat
map. Coordinated Universal Time is the standard
time for the entire world. Moving east, add one hour
for each time zone. Moving west, subtract one for 3. The flight from Chicago to Moscow is 20 hours long.
each time zone. If a plane leaves Chicago at 4:30 p.m, on January 26th,
what time and day will it arrive in Moscow?
Using the illustration answer the questions.
-11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12
London
Moscow
San Francisco Chicago
New York Beijing
Djibouti
Lima
Sydney
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Learning The
Time Zones:
World
Answers
1. Christina lives in London, England. If she updates her
blog at 7 p.m., at what time will the update be visible to
her readers in California?
11:00 a.m.
2. If newscasters begin reporting on an earthquake in
Beijing at 4 a.m. on a Friday, at what time will viewers in
New York see the coverage?
3:00 p.m. on Thursday
3. The ight from Chicago to Moscow is 20 hours long. If
a plane leaves Chicago at 4:30 p.m, on January 26, what
time and day will it arrive in Moscow?
9:30 p.m. on January 27
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