Imagine the Earth is like a pizza. When one slice is facing the sun, it’s daytime there, but other slices are in the dark! People needed a way to know when it was morning, noon, or night where they were, so they made time zones like slices of pizza. That’s how we keep track of time in different places.
Examples
- When it's lunchtime in your town, someone on the other side of the world might be sleeping.
- School starts at different times for kids living in different places.
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See also
- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- How Does the Ancient Roman Calendar Work?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Do We Know What People Thought Long Ago?
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