VOCABULARY
Chapter 7
Time
VOCABULARY
DEFINITION
after, before
EXAMPLE
A B C D
C is after B
A is before B
afternoon
a time in the day between noon and
sunset
analog clock
a clock that has an hour hand and a
minute hand
digital clock
a clock that uses only numbers to
show time
evening
the time after school when it is dark
half hour or half past
one-half of an hour is 30 minutes;
sometimes called half past or half past
the hour
hour
a unit of time
hour hand
the hand on a clock that tells the hour
1 hour = 60 minutes
hour hand is the shorter hand
minute hand
the hand on a clock that tells the
minutes
minute hand is the longer hand
morning
the period of time from sunrise to noon
o'clock
at the beginning of the hour
It is 3 o'clock