Lakhmir Singh & Manjit Kaur Solutions: Saving Our Resources | Lakhmir Singh & Manjit Kaur Solutions: Class 5 Science PDF Download

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Q.1. The three major forms of fossils fuels are _______, ______ and _______

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

Q.2.  ________ are useful raw materials.

Natural resources

Q.3. We should use a ______ and _____ to take a bath.

Bucket, Mug

Q.4.  Non-renewable resources should be used ______

Wisely / Judiciously

Q.5. Life exists on the earth because of the presence of _______

Air.

Q.6. What are natural resources? Why should we conserve them?

Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth like air, water, soil, forests, fuels and minerals.
We should conserve natural resources due to maintain the ecological balance in nature and also because many of them are non renewable.

Q.7. Why should you not throw plastic in the soil?

Plastic bags have become a menace to the society due to their non-degradable nature.

Q.8. Why is the green space reducing?

This is because Man is wiping away the forests for construction projects. The population is also increasing at a faster rate and so is the requirement of housing and furniture.

Q.9. Why is potable water scare?

This is because climatic changes and pollution.

Q.10. Why is it important to save fossil fuels? Mention any two ways of saving fossil fuels.

This is because fossils fuels are non renewable in nature. This means, if these resources are depleted they will never be available again.
We can save fossil fuels by using fuel-efficient technology.

Q.11. Mention any three ways of saving water.

Three ways are:-
(i) Do not waste water in your household.
(ii) Close the tap when you do not need water.
(iii) Use a bucket and Mug to take bath instead of using shower.