2 11.47 Read again. Five sentences are
missing. Match the sentences (A-F) to the
gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence.
A The 360 degrees of the Earth's longitude were
divided into 24 sections, each comprising 15
degrees
B Following this principal, we can see that if it is
12:00 noon on the Greenwich Meridian, the
time in New Zealand will be UTC +12
C However, because the Earth is spherical, it
wouldn't make sense for the whole world to
use UTC.
D In addition, there is the fact that many
countries observe daylight saving time, altering
their local time zone by an hour for six m
onths
of the year.
E Move 15 degrees north and you will be in the
time zone UTC +2.
F It is calculated by combining data about the
Earth's rotation with the time shown by 400
atomic clocks distributed worldwide
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