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How many hands are there on the clock?
How many hands are there on the clock?
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3 (correct)
How many minutes does it take for the minute hand to complete one full rotation?
How many minutes does it take for the minute hand to complete one full rotation?
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 60 minutes (correct)
- 45 minutes
What is the primary function of the long hand on a clock?
What is the primary function of the long hand on a clock?
- Display the second
- Display the minute (correct)
- Display the millisecond
- Display the hour
From 12 to 3 on a clock face, how many minutes have passed?
From 12 to 3 on a clock face, how many minutes have passed?
What does the short hand on a clock indicate?
What does the short hand on a clock indicate?
Which hand on a clock tells time in seconds?
Which hand on a clock tells time in seconds?
Which hand on a clock represents time in seconds?
Which hand on a clock represents time in seconds?
How many minutes are there from the 12 to the 6 position on the clock face?
How many minutes are there from the 12 to the 6 position on the clock face?
If the minute hand points to the 4 and the hour hand points to the 12 on a clock, what time is it?
If the minute hand points to the 4 and the hour hand points to the 12 on a clock, what time is it?
When the minute hand completes a full rotation, how many hours have passed?
When the minute hand completes a full rotation, how many hours have passed?
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Study Notes
Clock Mechanics and Functions
- A clock features three hands: the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand.
- The minute hand takes 60 minutes to complete one full rotation around the clock face.
- The long hand on a clock, known as the minute hand, indicates the passing of minutes.
- From the 12 to the 3 position on a clock face, 15 minutes have elapsed.
- The short hand, called the hour hand, indicates the current hour.
- The second hand is the hand that measures seconds and typically moves continuously around the clock face.
- The second hand represents the passing of seconds on a clock.
- From the 12 to the 6 position on the clock face, 30 minutes are covered.
- If the minute hand points to the 4 and the hour hand points to the 12, the time is 20 minutes past 12, or 12:20.
- When the minute hand completes a full rotation, 1 hour has passed indicated by the hour hand's movement.
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