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A clock has a short hand for hours and a long hand for minutes.

A clock has a short hand for hours and a long hand for minutes.

The short, slow hand points to the hour. The long hand points to the minutes and moves around faster.

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There are 60 minutes in one hour. There are 60 minutes in one hour. A clock face has the numbers 1 to 12 in a circle. A clock face has the numbers 1 to 12 in a circle. When the long hand points straight up to 12, it is o'clock. When the long hand points straight up to 12, it is o'clock. Clock hands turn in a special direction called clockwise. Clock hands turn in a special direction called clockwise. A whole day is 24 hours, so the hour hand goes around twice. A whole day is 24 hours, so the hour hand goes around twice.