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Why are there time zones? What is there purpose?

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Timezones exist because of rotation and revolution

Step-by-step explanation:

As Earth rotates on its axis, it moves about 15 degrees every 60 minutes. After 24 hours, it has completed a full rotation of 360 degrees. The scientists used this information to divide the planet into 24 sections or time zones. Each time zone is 15 degrees of longitude wide.

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