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 the relationship between longitude and time.

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

Describe what would happen if the whole world used only one time zone.

Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.

Explain why the Earth is divided into 24 time zones.

Explain why the International Date Line is not a straight line.

If it is 10:00 AM in London (GMT), what time is it in New York (GMT-5)?

If it is 11:00 PM on Monday in Fiji (UTC+12), what is the time and day in Hawaii (UTC-10)?

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

If it is 3:00 PM in Tokyo (GMT+9), what is the time in Paris (GMT+1)?

If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney (GMT+10), what is the time in New Delhi (IST, GMT+5:30)?

If it is 8:00 AM in New Delhi (IST), what time is it in London (GMT)?

If it is 9:00 AM in Moscow (GMT+3), what is the time in New York (GMT-5)?

What is a time zone?

What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?

What is the local time at 90°E if the GMT is 12:00 noon?

What is the main purpose of the International Date Line?

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

What is the time difference between IST and Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, GMT+6)?

Why do airlines and international businesses use UTC?