Time
Clock Numbers and Clock Patterns
- A clock is a device that gives the measurement of time with the help of moving hands.
- There are 12 sections in the clock. Each number represents an hour.
- The three hands on the clock, are said hour hand, minute hour, and second hand.
Parts of clock:
- Minute hand: It is the long hand and it represents the minutes.
- Hour hand: It is the short hand and it represents to the hour.
- Second hands: It is the long thin hands which moves continuously and it represents the second.
The tiny lines between any two number denotes a minute. There are 5 minutes between any two numbers of the clock.
Unit of time:
The unit we use to measure time is
- Hour
- Minute
- Second
Relation between the units of time:
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 day = 24 hours.
Read Time in Clock
The hands in the clock points to the hour and the minutes. The clock shows the multiplication table of 5 on it. The hour and the minute hand together tell us the time.
Example :
The shorter hand points to the number 10.
The longer hand points to the number 2. Therefore, the minutes is 5 × 2 = 10
The time in the clock is 10 hour 10 minutes.
It is written as 10:10.
Terms in Clock
- Quarter to: This means 15 minutes is left to complete the hour. For example, 04:45 means 15 minutes is left to 5.
- Quarter past: This means that 15 minutes has passed after completing the hour. For example, 06:15 means 15 minutes has passed after 6.
- Half past: This means that 30 minutes has passed after completing the hour. For example, 03:30 means 30 minutes has passed after 3.
