Minutes and seconds

• The second hand has a very fine needle. The second hand moves 1 complete circle of 60 seconds.
• The minute hand moves 1 graduation. 1 graduation is 1 minute. So, 60 seconds equal to 1 minute.

Hours and minutes

• The minute hand moves half a clock face so it is called half an hour.
• A quarter of an hour is also called a quarter of an hour.
• Three-quarters of an hour is also called three-quarters of an hour.