Clocks Fall Back This Weekend for Daylight Saving Time
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Clocks across the United States will soon be set back one hour as daylight saving time comes to an end for the year. The change usually happens in early November and affects most states, including Michigan.
When clocks fall back, people get an extra hour of sleep. However, it also means it will get dark earlier in the evenings. Mornings, on the other hand, will be brighter for a while.
This year, the clock change happens around the same time as Halloween, which falls on October 31. According to reports, this kind of overlap is rare and will not happen again soon.
Daylight saving time was first introduced to make better use of natural daylight during the longer days of the year. Clocks are moved forward by one hour in spring and set back again in autumn.
Not every device changes automatically. While most smartphones and computers update the time on their own, clocks in cars, on walls, and on some older devices often need to be changed by hand.
Health experts often remind people that the time shift can disrupt sleep patterns. Going to bed slightly earlier in the days before the change may help the body adjust more easily.
The debate over whether to keep daylight saving time permanently continues in the U.S. Some lawmakers have pushed for a permanent change, though no final decision has been made.
Vocabulary10 words
- daylight saving time
- a system where clocks change to use daylight better
- Halloween
- a holiday on October 31, often with costumes
- autumn
- the season between summer and winter; fall
- overlap
- when two things happen at the same time
- adjust
- to get used to a new situation
- disrupt
- to cause a problem or change in something
- permanent
- staying the same forever; not changing
- device
- a small machine, like a phone
- lawmaker
- a person who makes laws, like a politician
- shift
- a change from one thing to another
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1. They will move back an hour 2. It overlaps with Halloween 3. False
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Clocks across the United States will soon be set back one hour as _____ saving time comes to an end.
The change usually happens in early _____ and affects most states, including Michigan.
When clocks fall back, people get an extra hour of _____.
This year, the clock change happens around the same time as _____, which falls on October 31.
This kind of _____ is rare and will not happen again soon.
Daylight saving time was first introduced to make better use of natural _____.
Not every _____ changes automatically.
Clocks in cars, on walls, and on some older devices often need to be changed by _____.
Health experts often remind people that the time shift can _____ sleep patterns.
Some lawmakers have pushed for a _____ change, though no final decision has been made.
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