Chapter 6: Time and Location Notes

Time units and 24-hour time, elapsed time and timetables, latitude and longitude, time zones and UTC, and Australian time zones with daylight saving.

Sections

  1. 6A Time units, 24-hour time and elapsed time Mastered

    Converting between seconds, minutes, hours and days, decimal hours versus hours and minutes, 12-hour and 24-hour time, and finding elapsed time, including across midnight.

  2. 6B Reading timetables Mastered

    Reading train and bus timetables in 24-hour time, express and all-stops services, journey times, planning backwards from an arrival time, and making connections.

  3. 6C Latitude and longitude Mastered

    The equator, prime meridian, parallels and meridians, writing positions on Earth, differences in latitude and longitude, points due north, south, east or west, and GPS coordinates.

  4. 6D Time zones and UTC Mastered

    Why 15 degrees of longitude is one hour, time differences from longitude, Coordinated Universal Time and time zones, the International Date Line, and flight arrival times.

  5. 6E Australian time zones and daylight saving Mastered

    Australia's three standard time zones, which states use daylight saving and when, the odd ones out such as Broken Hill and Lord Howe Island, and problems that cross zones.

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