Time Zones

24 time zones on the earth, 1 hour difference between each zone

Each place in that time zone has the same time, referred to as Standard Time

When you go east, you add time to the clock.

When you go west, you subtract time from the clock.

Time zones East of the Prime Meridian are ahead, West is behind

Canada's Time Zones

• Pacific
• Mountain
• Central
• Eastern
• Atlantic
• Newfoundland (+30 min)

International Date Line is “opposite” the prime meridian
Crossing the line moves the clock back/forward 1 hour, but changes the calendar day

QUESTIONS

If it is 5pm in Portage, and you call your mother in Vancouver, what time is it there?

If it is 8pm in Calgary, and you call someone in Halifax, what time is it there?

If it is 3pm in Newfoundland and you call someone in Toronto, what time is it there?

Your flight leaves Winnipeg at 6am and it takes 3 hours to fly to Vancouver. What time is it locally when you land?

Your flight leaves Calgary at 1pm. It takes 4 hours to fly to Toronto. What time is it locally when you land?