Understanding Relative Time
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand and calculate relative time, including time differences across time zones and elapsed time.
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Understanding Relative Time
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable.
1. If it is 3:00 PM in New York (Eastern Time Zone), what time is it in Los Angeles (Pacific Time Zone)?
12:00 PM
6:00 PM
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
2. A flight departs London at 10:00 AM (GMT) and arrives in Dubai at 8:00 PM (GST, which is GMT+4). How long was the flight?
6 hours
10 hours
14 hours
18 hours
3. The Earth is divided into 24 zones, each roughly 15 degrees of longitude wide.
4. When you travel from east to west, you generally time.
5. A train journey starts at 9:15 AM and ends at 4:30 PM on the same day. How long was the journey? Show your calculations.
6. The International Date Line is an imaginary line that runs mostly along the 0-degree meridian.
True
False
7. A live broadcast event starts at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (PT). If you are in the Eastern Time Zone (ET), what time do you need to tune in to watch it live? Explain your reasoning.
8. Plot the following times on the number line below: 9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM. Label each point.