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Time Zones are based on lines of Longitude - with detours to avoid land.
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Why are latitude lines not used as the basis in establishing time zones?
Because time is based on the Earth's rotation which is from west to east, so that the Sun appears to move from east to west. Latitude lines run around the Earth east and west, so the sun doesn't cross them as it does longitude lines.
Is time zones longitude or latitude?
Time Zones are..............................Longitude
What is the relationship between latitude and time zones?
There is no relation. Every latitude passes through every time zone.
Are latitude lines used to determine time zones?
It's the lines of longitude which are used to define time zones, not lattitude.
What is latitude closely related to?
It is closely related to the Greenwich meridian.
Why are latitude lines not used as the basis in establishing time zones?
Because time is based on the Earth's rotation which is from west to east, so that the Sun appears to move from east to west. Latitude lines run around the Earth east and west, so the sun doesn't cross them as it does longitude lines.
Is time zones longitude or latitude?
Time Zones are..............................Longitude
What does latitude control?
Time zones are calculated using lines of latitude.
What is the basis for timekeeping on earth?
time zones
What is the relationship between latitude and time zones?
There is no relation. Every latitude passes through every time zone.
Are latitude lines used to determine time zones?
It's the lines of longitude which are used to define time zones, not lattitude.
What is latitude closely related to?
It is closely related to the Greenwich meridian.
What problem did establishing time zone solve?
Establishing time zones made it possible for everyone in the country to experience the sun being at the highest point in the sky and crossing the meridian at noon.
The basis for the time difference between adjoining time zones is Earth's?
Your question needs clarification. Adjacent time zones are always one hour different. Are you asking how the border between time zones is established? Are you asking why do we have time zones?
What is the latitude and longitude of Greenwich London?
Greenwich, London is at Longitude 0 and latitude N51.48 degrees. Greenwich is the universal reference point for time zones called Greenwich Mean Time or more commonly GMT. Most time zones are based on this reference as a number of hours and half-hours "ahead of GMT" or "behind GMT".
What is the basis for dividing earth into 24 time zones?
There are 24 hours in a day, so the creators of the time zones are reasoning that the most accurate they need to be is down to the hour. So if we look at the position of the sun every hour for one day, then there are 24 different positions, hence, 24 different times and time zones.
The earth is divided into time zones by lines of?
rom east to west they are Atlantic Standard Time (AST), Eastern Standard Time (EST), Central Standard Time (CST), Mountain Standard Time (MST), Pacific Standard Time (PST), Alaskan Standard Time (AKST), Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST), Samoa standard time (UTC-11) and Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10).
