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QUESTION 2 The standard Australian time zones are shown on the map. : GMT 9.5 All states and territories except Western Australia (WA) Queensland (QLD) and the Northern Territory (NT) have daylight saving in summer. Daylight saving time is 1 hour ahead of standard time. When it is 10:00 am daylight saving time in New South Wales (NSW) it is (A) 9:30 am in South Australia (SA) and 9:00 am in QLD. (B) 9:30 am in SA and 11:00 am in QLD. (C) 10:30 am in SA and 9:00 am in QLD. (D) 10:30 am in SA and 11:00 am in QLD.
QUESTION 23 (4 marks) A plane leaves Brisbane (UTC +10) at 10:45 pm on Monday and takes 14 hours and 35 minutes to fly to Dubai (UTC +4). Determine the local time and day in Dubai when the plane arrives.
QUESTION 10 City A is located at 55° N 120° E and City B is located at 40° N 165° E. The sun will rise in City A approximately (A) 1 hour before it rises in City B. (B) 1 hour after it rises in City B. (C) 3 hours before it rises in City B. (D) 3 hours after it rises in City B.
QUESTION 25 (4 marks) A conference is being held in Singapore (UTC +8). a) b) A conference attendee got a flight from Brisbane (UTC +10) at 10:30 am Brisbane time on Monday 7 December. If the flight from Brisbane to Singapore took 7 hours and 40 minutes determine the time day and date in Singapore when the flight lands. [2 marks] A conference attendee from Dubai (UTC +4) arrived in Singapore at 5 pm Singapore time on Monday 7 December. If the flight from Dubai to Singapore took 8 hours and 25 minutes determine the time day and date in Dubai when the flight departed. [2 marks]
QUESTION 1 (4 marks) A sailor anchors her yacht near Rocky Island at 14° 52 S 145° 29 E. Her yacht is at the same latitude as her home but the sun rises exactly 1 hour and 13 minutes later at home. What are the coordinates of her home?
QUESTION 14 A rugby fan in Perth (Australia) plans to watch a live match played in New Zealand next winter. The time zone for Perth is UTC +8. The time zone for New Zealand is UTC +13 in winter and UTC +12 in summer. If the match 1s played at 6:30 pm New Zealand time what time will the match be viewed in Perth? (A) 1:30 pm (B) 2:30 pm (C) 10:30 pm (D) 11:30 pm
QUESTION 7 (7 marks) You live in Queensland and your friend is on a cruise ship holiday. As their ship departs from X to travel 1350 km due west to Tarawa your friend sends you a message saying ‘Local time 6:12 am Wednesday and enjoying the sunrise as our ship begins its trip to Tarawa’. Queensland Not to scale Key ==—=-International date line = «sseeeeee Time zone You plan to phone your friend as soon as they arrive in Tarawa. Assuming their ship is travelling at 50 km/h determine the time in Queensland when you will phone your friend.
QUESTION 16 (3 marks) If it is 2:00 am local time in town A (30° N 90° W) calculate the local time in town B (26° S 120° E).
QUESTION 18 (4 marks) The locations of three space research sites in Australia are listed in the table. 120° E 130° E 140° E 10°S 10°S Northern Territory 20° S 20° S Western Australia 30°S 30°S 40° S 40° S 110° E 120° E 130° E 140° E a) Which site is closest to the equator? [1 mark] b) Name the state or territory in which site A 1s located. [1 mark] c) Determine and explain which two sites are in the same standard time zone. [2 marks]
QUESTION 7 To calculate the number of degrees of longitude across the Earth’s surface for a time zone difference of one hour use 90 @A) 7 90 (B) 54 360 © 0 (D) 360 24
QUESTION 1 (4 marks) Sara departs from Sydney Australia on Saturday at 6:15 am on a flight to Johannesburg South Africa. The flight takes 14 hours and 18 minutes. Her friend Marcus arrives in Johannesburg from Lima Peru at the same time on a flight that took 18 hours and 15 minutes. The time zones are shown in the following table. Johannesburg South Africa Determine the local time and day that Marcus left Lima.
QUESTION 6 (3 marks) At midnight on 29 December 2011 the International Date Line was moved. This resulted in Samoa and Tokelau changing from the eastern side of the date line to the western side (see map below). PHILIPPINE HAWAII%’D SEA NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 7 S 2011 date line % TOKELAU®S——57 ) CORAL =~ SAMOAs—=} SEA o o OO ‘.' N\ ' SOUTH PACIFIC : OCEAN AUSTRALIA TASMAN | SEA —e New 2012 date line 9 | NEW | ZEALAND : | J N ® Map not to scale v JJ Determine what time date and year it was in Samoa one minute after this change.
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