What does the shorthand mean on a clock

The short hand is the hour hand. It points to the current hour. The long hand is the minute hand. It tells us how many minutes have gone by after 10.

1. Why is the shorthand on a clock called the hour hand?
2. What does the red hand on a clock mean?
3. What does the big hand on the clock mean?
4. What are the hands called on a clock?

Why is the shorthand on a clock called the hour hand?

It's obvious that, in order for people to be able to tell the time accurately, clock hands have to be slightly different sizes so that one doesn't obscure the other. If the minute hand were shorter, you would always run into the hour hand when adjusting the time.

What does the red hand on a clock mean?

The short hand tells about the hours. The long hand tells about the minutes. Tip: Some analog clocks even have a thin red hand! It tells about the seconds.

What does the big hand on the clock mean?

Students learn that analog clocks have hands and that the hour hand (the little hand) on an analog clock shows the hours and the minute hand (the big hand) shows the minutes. They learn that on a digital clock time is shown with numbers, not hands.

What are the hands called on a clock?

There are three hands in a clock, the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand.