World Time Zones

Geography ⇒ World Geography

World Time Zones starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in World Time Zones. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe what happens to the date when you cross the International Date Line from west to east.

Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.

Explain why some countries have half-hour or quarter-hour time differences instead of full hours.

Explain why the time at a place changes as you move east or west.

If it is 11:00 PM on Monday in Fiji (just west of the International Date Line), what day and time is it in Samoa (just east of the International Date Line, GMT-11)?

If it is 12:00 noon at GMT, what time is it in IST?

If it is 2:00 PM at 60°E, what is the time at 0° longitude?

If it is 3:00 PM in London (GMT), what time is it in New York (GMT-5)?

If it is 6:00 AM in Tokyo (GMT+9), what time is it in Paris (GMT+1)?

If it is 7:00 AM in Kolkata (IST), what time is it in London (GMT)?

If it is 8:00 PM in London (GMT), what time is it in Sydney (GMT+10)?

If it is 9:00 AM at 45°E, what is the time at 90°E?

If you travel east across the International Date Line, do you gain or lose a day?

What is a time zone?

What is the local time at 90°E if it is 12:00 noon at 0° longitude?

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

What is the main function of the International Date Line?

What is the main reason for the existence of different time zones on Earth?

What is the time difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Indian Standard Time (IST)?

Why do we need time zones?