Time zones are based on the position of the and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime. It takes the Earth about hours to make one rotation. This causes day 2. Lines of are also called meridians. This word came from the Latin word for midday. The sun crosses the meridians or lines of longitude at midday, or halfway between the times of sunrise and sunset. This is where we get the abbreviations for time of A.M (ante-meridian) and P.M (post meridian). A.M means before midday or before the sun crossed the meridian (line on longitude). P.M means after midday or after the sun has crossed the

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West
Zone
Time zones are based on the position of the
It takes the Earth about
hours to make one rotation., This causes day
and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime.
Lines of
are also called meridians. This word çame from the Latin word for midday. The sun crosses the meridians or
lines of longitude at midday, or halfway between the times of sunrise and sunset. This is where we get the abbreviations for time of A.M
(ante-meridian) and P.M (post meridian). A.M means before midday or before the sun crossed the meridian (line on longitude). P.M
means after midday or after the sun has crossed the
Transcribed Image Text:Word Bank Meridian Sun Peru 24 Confusing Longitude Straight International Date Line West West Zone Time zones are based on the position of the It takes the Earth about hours to make one rotation., This causes day and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime. Lines of are also called meridians. This word çame from the Latin word for midday. The sun crosses the meridians or lines of longitude at midday, or halfway between the times of sunrise and sunset. This is where we get the abbreviations for time of A.M (ante-meridian) and P.M (post meridian). A.M means before midday or before the sun crossed the meridian (line on longitude). P.M means after midday or after the sun has crossed the
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