Daylight Savings Time

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Across
  1. 2. influence or power
  2. 4. This was the first country to enact daylight savings time during World War I
  3. 7. This is the feeling that travellers experience when travelling through different time zones
  4. 9. In 1918, this president signed the Calder Act, requiring Americans to set their clocks to standard time
  5. 11. In 1974, this president enacted year-round daylight savings time in 1974 in hopes of preventing an energy crisis
  6. 13. Daylight saving time has been linked to increases in car accidents and __ __
  7. 14. Countries near this latitude generally don't have to deal with changes in daylight hours from summer to winter
  8. 15. even though it has not been proven true, some argue that daylight saving time will help conserve __
  9. 17. Many people think that daylight savings time is supposed to help these workers, but they hated the idea and protested against it
  10. 19. It is easier to adjust to the change in time when traveling in this direction
  11. 20. happening twice a year
Down
  1. 1. This city in the United Kingdom is at 0 degrees longitude, with all time zones being determined by how far east or west of it they are
  2. 3. the need for synchronized, predictable schedules for these helped spur the development of 24 time zones
  3. 5. another word for a law enacted by Congress
  4. 6. the reason or purpose behind doing something
  5. 8. According to scientists, Daylight Savings Time results in most people being chronically ___ ___
  6. 10. This is the regular time, not Daylight Saving Time
  7. 12. required
  8. 16. During Daylight Savings Time, this phrase is intended to help you remember to move your clocks forward by an hour
  9. 18. This is an "internal clock" that your body uses to synch to sunrise and sunset