World Time Zones Worksheet

Name ______Date______

1. Where is all time measured from?

2. How many world time zones are there? Why?

3. Approximately how wide is each time zone?

4. Explain why time zone boundaries are not completely straight.

5. Name the four major United States time zones.

6. If the time is 9:00 A.M. in Detroit, what time is it in:

Chicago______New York City______

Los Angeles______Denver______

Honolulu______

7. If the time in London is 12:00 P.M. GMT, what time is it in:

Chicago ______Paris ______

Moscow ______Tokyo ______

Buenos Aires ______Name ______Date______

8. If the time in Chicago is 12:15 P.M., what time is it in:

Chicago ______Paris ______

Moscow ______Tokyo ______

Buenos Aires ______

9. If it is Tuesday morning west of the International Date Line (eastern hemisphere), then what day is it east of the International Date Line (western hemisphere)?

10.If it is January 7, 10:00 P.M. in Chicago, what date and time is it in London?

11.If it is October 29, 3:00 A.M. in Sydney, what date and time is it in Chicago?

12.A man living in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday 12:00 P.M. calls his cousin in Tokyo, Japan. What time is it in Tokyo? What calendar day is it?