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Each time zone is equal to how many degrees of the earth's rotation?

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15

User Skoz
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Answer:

15°

Step-by-step explanation:

360° make up a full globe. The Planet rotates in a circle in 24 hours. When we split 360° by 24 hours, we discover that the Earth rotates at a rate of around 15° per hour. 4 Every time zone has a 15-degree longitude configuration.

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