Time Measurement

60 seconds = 1 minute, 60 minutes = 1 hour, 24 hours = 1 day, 7 days = 1 week, 12 months = 1 year, 10 years = 1 decade

Elapsed time is the time passed between a certain number of moments.

Clocks, calendars, and diaries are used to measure time.

<p>Creating shadows on overcast days and at night</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To check the level of oil that had depleted as time passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Candles were marked with intervals, and each time a candle reached a certain interval as it burned, it would help people read how many time intervals had passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of water is affected by pressure, causing the water clock to lose accuracy as time goes by</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The time elapsed between two moments on an analog clock can be found by subtracting the initial time from the final time, considering hours and minutes separately.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Mountain Strategy is a time elapsed calculation method that uses images instead of numbers. It assigns key objects to different time intervals (mountains for hours, hills for 10-minute intervals, and rocks for 5-minute intervals) and represents the elapsed time visually on a number line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the early methods used by humans to measure time was relying on natural events such as the stars, the sunrise, the sunset, and the changing seasons.</p> Signup and view all the answers