Problem Sheet 1-World Time Zones
Problem Sheet 2-Flight Times
Actvity 1:
1. Where is all time measured from? Why was this location chosen?
2. How many time zones are there? Why is this?
3. Explain why time zone boundaries “zig-zag” across some countries.
Use the Time Zone map to find
(i) how many world time zones are there? Why?
(ii) the times in New York, Moscow, Brisbane, and Tokyo when it is noon in Dublin
(iii) how many one hour zones should China lie in?
4. If the time in Galway is 2P.M. GMT, what time is it in
Moscow______________________ Paris________________________
Tokyo________________________ Brisbane_____________________
New York_____________________ Delhi________________________
Actvity 2:
It takes 12 hours to fly from Dublin to Johannesburg (via London). If the plane
leaves Dublin at 13.00, at what (local) time will it arrive in Johannesburg? After a 3
hour stop in Johannesburg, it returns to Dublin, this time taking 12 hours 40 minutes,
at what (local) time will it arrive back in Dublin?
Activity 3:
Dublin Flying Times
To
Flying Time
Moscow
5.5 Hours (via Amsterdam)
San Francisco
13 Hours (via London)
Johannesburg____________________ Paris_______________________
Tokyo
12.5 Hours (via London)
Moscow________________________ Beijing_____________________
Johannesburg
13.5Hours (via Frankfurt)
6. If it is January 24th, 10:30pm (22:30). in New York, what time and date is it in
Moscow?
Delhi
11 Hours (via Paris)
Brisbane
33.5 Hours(via Dubai)
New York
7.5 Hours
5. If the time in San Francisco is 7.30am what time is it in
New York______________________ Dublin______________________
7. If it is November 5th, 3:00am . in Brisbane, what time and date is it in San
Francisco?
Use the Time Zone map to find the (local) arrival time at each destination for an 11.00 departure time from
Dublin.