Time Zones

What are the 4 major US time zones?

(From East to West) Eastern Standard Time [(EST), (EDT)], Central Standard Time [(CST), (CDT)], Mountain Standard Time [(MST), (MDT)], Pacific Standard Time [(PST), (PDT)]

Give the UTC offsets for the 4 major US time zones.

(Note: the offset will be affected by daylight savings) Eastern: [(UTC -5h), (UTC-4h)] Central: [(UTC -6h), (UTC-5h)] Mountain: [(UTC -7h), (UTC -6h)]** Pacific: [(UTC -8h), (UTC -7h)] ** Arizona does not observe MDT

What is Eastern Standard Time in relation to Central Standard Time?

1 hour ahead

What is Mountain Standard Time in relation to Central Standard Time?

1 hour behind

What is Pacific Standard Time in relation to Central Standard Time?

2 hours behind

What does UTC stand for?

Coordinated Universal Time, which replaced GMT in 1972.