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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.

The short hand loops the clock once in the morning and once at night. Two loops make one full day and night.

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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. 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.