What are standard time zones?

The world is split into standard time zones so everyone can know what time it is in their part of the world, just like how your classroom has different groups for different activities.

Imagine Earth as a giant clock, and you're sitting on one side of it. When it's morning where you are, it might be night on the other side, that’s because Earth turns around every day. To help people know what time to wake up or go to bed, we divide Earth into time zones.

Think of Earth as a big playground, and each time zone is like a team in a game. Each team has its own standard time, which means the same time for everyone on that team, no matter how far apart they are.

For example, if it's 10 o’clock in New York, it might be 3 o’clock in London because they're on different teams, or time zones.

Sometimes people change their time a little bit when they travel, like adding or subtracting an hour, but the standard time zones stay the same all year round. It’s like having a regular schedule for your favorite game every day!