🔍 Key Concepts
• Look up Pensacola Bay, Florida in the tide and current tables, and note the reference station used for that area
• Recall how standard time meridians relate to U.S. time zones (Eastern, Central, etc.)
• Consider which time zone Pensacola, Florida is in, and which standard meridian that time zone uses
💭 Think About
• Which U.S. time zone is Pensacola, Florida located in, and what standard time meridian is associated with that zone?
• Do any of the answer choices correspond to standard time meridians for other U.S. time zones (for example, Eastern, Central, or regions farther west)?
• If a current table is based on local standard time for a port, how does that local standard time relate to the listed meridian choices?
✅ Before You Answer
• Verify which time zone Pensacola, Florida actually uses
• Identify the standard meridian (in degrees West) for that time zone and compare directly with the choices
• Eliminate any meridians that obviously belong to different time zones than the one Pensacola uses