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Just as we have words to describe large amounts of time, we also have words for very small amounts of time. You might think that a second is the tiniest amount of time, but you'd be wrong. There are milliseconds, microseconds and even nanoseconds. Do you know what the smallest measurable unit of time is called? It's called Planck time, named after the German physicist Max Planck.
Anyway, you won't be learning about such extremes of times in your elementary school, so let's concentrate on this quiz.
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How many seconds are there in a day? |
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860,400 seconds |
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864 seconds |
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86,400 seconds |
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8,640 seconds |
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2.
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How many days are there in a decade which has three leap years? |
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3,666 days |
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3,647 days |
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3,653 days |
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3,650 days |
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3.
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The bus leaves at 18:47 and arrives at 19:23. How many minutes does the journey take? |
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37 minutes |
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36 minutes |
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38 minutes |
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136 minutes |
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4.
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How many months are there in a decade? |
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1,200 months |
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100 months |
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12 months |
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120 months |
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5.
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What is 28,800 seconds in hours? |
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8 hours |
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80 hours |
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0.8 hours |
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6 hours |
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6.
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John starts shift work in New Town at 19:55. One day he left home at 18:05 and traveled by bus to the station: he got to the station at 18:47. The train journey took 37 minutes to get to New Town, and it took him a further 18 minutes of walking to get to work. What time did John get to work, and by how many minutes was he late or early? |
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He got to work at 7:42 pm, and he was early by 13 minutes |
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He got to work at 7:42 pm, and he was late by 13 minutes |
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He got to work at 7:42 am, and he was early by 13 minutes |
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He got to work at 20:42 pm, and he was early by 13 minutes |
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7.
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How many half hour periods are there in a day? |
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24 half hour periods |
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48 half hour periods |
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96 half hour periods |
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12 half hour periods |
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8.
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How many revolutions (complete turns) does the second hand of a clock turn through in 1 day? |
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360 revolutions |
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60 revolutions |
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14,440 revolutions |
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1,440 revolutions |
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9.
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Peter's watch is running fast and shows the time as 23:47. How many minutes does Peter's watch have to be wound back to show the correct time of 22:18? |
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It has to be wound back 29 minutes |
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It has to be wound back 90 minutes |
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It has to be wound back 89 minutes |
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It has to be wound back 98 minutes |
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10.
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How many revolutions (complete turns) does the minute hand of a clock turn through in 1 minute? |
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3,600 revolutions |
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60 revolutions |
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1 revolution |
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None |
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1.
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How many seconds are there in a day? |
|
[ ] |
860,400 seconds |
[ ] |
864 seconds |
[x] |
86,400 seconds |
[ ] |
8,640 seconds |
|
|
2.
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How many days are there in a decade which has three leap years? |
|
[ ] |
3,666 days |
[ ] |
3,647 days |
[x] |
3,653 days |
[ ] |
3,650 days |
|
|
3.
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The bus leaves at 18:47 and arrives at 19:23. How many minutes does the journey take? |
|
[ ] |
37 minutes |
[x] |
36 minutes |
[ ] |
38 minutes |
[ ] |
136 minutes |
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4.
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How many months are there in a decade? |
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[ ] |
1,200 months |
[ ] |
100 months |
[ ] |
12 months |
[x] |
120 months |
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5.
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What is 28,800 seconds in hours? |
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[x] |
8 hours |
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80 hours |
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0.8 hours |
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6 hours |
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6.
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John starts shift work in New Town at 19:55. One day he left home at 18:05 and traveled by bus to the station: he got to the station at 18:47. The train journey took 37 minutes to get to New Town, and it took him a further 18 minutes of walking to get to work. What time did John get to work, and by how many minutes was he late or early? |
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[x] |
He got to work at 7:42 pm, and he was early by 13 minutes |
[ ] |
He got to work at 7:42 pm, and he was late by 13 minutes |
[ ] |
He got to work at 7:42 am, and he was early by 13 minutes |
[ ] |
He got to work at 20:42 pm, and he was early by 13 minutes |
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7.
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How many half hour periods are there in a day? |
|
[ ] |
24 half hour periods |
[x] |
48 half hour periods |
[ ] |
96 half hour periods |
[ ] |
12 half hour periods |
|
|
8.
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How many revolutions (complete turns) does the second hand of a clock turn through in 1 day? |
|
[ ] |
360 revolutions |
[ ] |
60 revolutions |
[ ] |
14,440 revolutions |
[x] |
1,440 revolutions |
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9.
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Peter's watch is running fast and shows the time as 23:47. How many minutes does Peter's watch have to be wound back to show the correct time of 22:18? |
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[ ] |
It has to be wound back 29 minutes |
[ ] |
It has to be wound back 90 minutes |
[x] |
It has to be wound back 89 minutes |
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It has to be wound back 98 minutes |
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10.
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How many revolutions (complete turns) does the minute hand of a clock turn through in 1 minute? |
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[ ] |
3,600 revolutions |
[ ] |
60 revolutions |
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1 revolution |
[x] |
None |
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