Time Zones Word Search
A free Time Zones word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MERIDIAN, PRIME, LONGITUDE, LATITUDE, EQUATOR, HEMISPHERE, GREENWICH, STANDARD, DAYLIGHT, SAVING, ZONE, GLOBAL.
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Time Zones word list, defined
- MERIDIAN /məˈrɪdiən/ · noun
- A great circle passing through the Earth's poles and used to specify longitude, or the highest point or culmination of something. In astronomy, a meridian is a great circle passing through the poles and the observer's zenith. Related: culmination, zenith, peak, high point.
- PRIME /praɪm/ · adjective
- Chief or most important; of first rank or quality. It can also mean occurring at the most suitable time or belonging to the earliest stage of something. Related: chief, main, primary, leading.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/ (British); /ˈlɑːnɡətuːd/ (American) · noun
- The angular distance of a point on Earth’s surface, measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. In astronomy, longitude is the analogous angular coordinate measured along a celestial circle from a reference point.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. By extension, it means freedom or scope to act, think, or make choices without undue restriction. Related: breadth, scope, freedom, leeway.
- EQUATOR /ɪˈkweɪtər/ · noun
- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. By extension, a similar line around any rotating celestial body or sphere.
- HEMISPHERE /ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪər/ · noun
- A hemisphere is one of two halves of a sphere or globe, especially one of the northern, southern, eastern, or western halves of Earth. The term can also refer to one of the brain’s two halves or to half of a celestial sphere. Related: half-sphere, semisphere.
- STANDARD /ˈstændərd/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a standard is a level of quality, achievement, or behavior regarded as authoritative or typical. As an adjective, standard means accepted, established, or widely used. Related: benchmark, criterion, norm, measure.
- DAYLIGHT /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ · noun
- The natural light of the sun during the day; the period between sunrise and sunset when there is light outside. Related: sunlight, daybreak, dawn, sunshine.
- SAVING /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ · noun & adjective
- As a noun, “saving” means money set aside or an act of preserving or rescuing something. As an adjective, it means economical or contributing to preservation. Related: economy, thrift, preservation, rescue.
- ZONE /zoʊn/ (US); /zəʊn/ (British) · noun; verb
- A zone is an area or region, especially one distinguished by its boundaries, characteristics, or function. As a verb, zone means to assign an area to a designated category or to mark it for particular use. Related: area, region, district, sector.
- GLOBAL /ˈɡləʊbəl/ (British), /ˈɡloʊbəl/ (American) · adjective; noun
- Relating to or affecting the whole world; worldwide. In extended uses, it means involving an entire system, field, or body of knowledge rather than a local or partial aspect. Related: worldwide, international, universal, planetary.
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