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The earth is divided among 40 time zones (not 24) because before standard time started catching on in the late 1800s each of the thousands of cities kept its own time, and that started to get confusing as technology started making transportation and communication faster.
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What did the railroads do to make their schedules more standard?
Divided the United States into time zones. APEX
In order to make the schedules more standard what did the railroads do?
Divided the United States into time zones.
What state has 4 different time zones?
Russia and the US
What is used to divide Earth's history into smaller pieces of time?
Earth's history is divided into eras.
How many standard time zones are there?
40 time zones in the world.
How man time zones is the earth divided into?
There are 24 time zones.
In how many time zones is the earth divided?
40
In order to make their schedules more standard what did the railroads do?
Divided the United States into time zones
How are the time zones divided up?
time zones are divided up in
Different time zones is the result of?
Earth's rotation
What are the 24 divisions of the earth?
Earth is divided into 24 time zones. A time zone is a region with uniform standard time so areas near that location can keep the same time. Most time zones on land are offset by Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, by a the whole hour (UTC-12 to UTC+14).
What is the use of meridian lines?
Meridian lines can be used to measure time zones. They split Earth into different time zones.
How many time zones is the earth divide?
The earth is divided into 40 formal time zones, not 24 as might commonly be expected. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zones for a complete list. Note that the number of time zones also varies with the season as some regions adopt daylight savings time (DST) while others (in the same time zone) choose not to use DST. This can lead to a seasonal increase or decrease in the total number of time zones. According to PHC there are 24 Major time zones
Why are there different time zones on earth?
becase the sun or the moon is shining on that part of the earth
How many time zones and their measure of degree?
The earth is divided into 24 times zones. Divide 360 degrees by 24 and you will get the measure in degrees.
Why do you think the Earth is divided into 24 time zones?
That is probably because we divide the day into 24 hours.
How does the Earths rotation create the need for time zones?
As the Earth rotates, different locations of the world are either in sunlight or darkness. For this reason, different time zones have been created.
