Answer:
1. When it is 3:00 p.m. in Mexico City, what time is it in these cities?
4:00 PM Thursday, in New York, NY
9:00 PM Thursday, in London, UK
12:00 AM Friday, in Moscow, Russia
2. How many Hours earlier is it in Honolulu than it is in Memphis?
4 hours - Memphis, Tennessee is 4 hours ahead of Honolulu, Hawaii.
3. How many hours later is it in Rio do Janeiro than in Mexico City?
3 hours - Mexico City is 3 hours behind of Rio do Janeiro.
4. Analyze this information. The boundaries of some time zones zigzag in certain areas. Why do you this is so?
Days and nights occur because the earth spins on an axis. The sun illuminates approximately half of the earth’s surface, but since the earth is constantly turning, we divide the earth into twenty-four time zones; one for each hour of the day. Some time zone boundaries zigzag so that people living in one region or country can have the same time.
