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Units of Time - Comparing and Sequencing Intervals of Time
How long would it take you to write a letter - 30 hours, 30 minutes or 30 seconds?

Units of Time - Comparing and Sequencing Intervals of Time

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Understanding units of time well includes an ability to compare them and to understand how some intervals of time are longer than others. Comparing intervals also requires a firm understanding of the number of minutes in an hour (or half an hour) and the number of hours in a day.

Try this quiz to see how well you do with units of time.

1 .
How long should it take to write a letter to a friend?
30 hours
30 minutes
30 seconds
3 days
You could write a good letter in about half an hour
2 .
Put these times in order, from longest to shortest:
30 minutes, 3 days, 30 hours, 30 seconds
30 seconds, 30 minutes, 30 hours, 3 days
30 hours, 3 days, 30 minutes, 30 seconds
3 days, 30 hours, 30 minutes, 30 seconds
30 minutes, 30 hours, 3 days, 30 seconds
3 days is the same as 72 hours!
3 .
How many minutes are there in half an hour?
60
30
15
10
Half of 60 is 30
4 .
How many minutes are there in one hour?
1
30
50
60
It takes the minute hand 60 minutes to get all the way around the clock
5 .
Put these times in order, from shortest to longest:
15 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 hours, 15 seconds
15 seconds, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 15 hours
15 minutes, 15 hours, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
15 hours, 15 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
5 minutes, 15 minutes, 15 hours, 15 seconds
15 seconds is a very short amount of time, 15 hours is more than half a full day!
6 .
Which is the shortest unit of time?
5 hours
5 minutes
5 seconds
5 days
5 seconds lasts about as long as it takes to count up to 5
7 .
How long should it take to brush your teeth?
3 seconds
3 hours
30 minutes
3 minutes
3 minutes is the amount of time the dentist usually recommends
8 .
How many hours are there in a day?
24
12
10
30
From 12 midnight one day, to 12 midnight the next, it takes 24 hours in total
9 .
One and a half hours is the same as...
30 minutes
90 minutes
60 minutes
120 minutes
1 hour is 60 minutes and half an hour is 30 minutes. Added together, this makes 90 minutes
10 .
Which is the longest unit of time:
3 hours
3 minutes
3 seconds
30 minutes
3 hours is the same as 180 minutes
Author:  Angela Smith

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