Dear Parent,

Civic and social awareness amongst students is a very essential trait. As a part of
understanding the significance of managing the waste effectively in our country, a
worksheet on the waste management has been uploaded on the portal. The
students are expected to view the video links mentioned in the worksheet and
complete the assignment and submit it to their respective biology teachers on
15/10/19. Evaluation will be done based on the completion of the worksheet and the
content of the videos.

Rgds,

Anupama Sethi
Principal

WASTE GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT

You can refer your text book to answer these questions

I. Name the following:

1. Substances discarded after primary use.

2. The waste produced from hospital.
3. Waste produced after extracting metals from ores.
4. Examples of two wastes produced in construction units.
5. The disposal of wastes by burning at high temperature.
6. The waste generated from the household.
7. Dumping waste in a certain area and covering it with soil.
8. An e-waste.
9. The waste water that runs off into the drains.
10. The waste that can be decomposed by microorganisms.
11. A common non-biodegradable waste.
12. The common waste released from cement factory.
13. The machine that incinerates waste.
14. Conversion of biodegradable waste into manure.
15. The machine that separates suspended wastes by using electric field.
16. Any three wastes released from mining industry.

II. Define:

1. Composting
2. Waste
3. Sludge
4. E-waste
5. Sewage
6. Effluent
III. Give two examples for:

1. E-waste
2. Municipal waste
3. Animal waste
4. Waste from oil refineries
5. Radioactive waste

IV. Differentiate between

1. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste (definition)

2. Agricultural residue and bagasse (use)

V. Complete the following:

1. The waste that cannot be decomposed by natural ways is called____

2. _____and _____ are domestic wastes.
3. _______ is applicable for non-biodegradable wastes.
4. Heating waste at high temperature to reduce weight is called_________
5. _____ is a waste, generated in oil refineries.
6. ______ wastes are disposed off by dumping.
7. DDT is a ______ waste.
8. ______ decomposes waste into manure.
9. The process of separating wastes into various categories is called ____.

VI. Answer the following:

1. How is e-waste disposed?

2. What type of waste is disposed by incineration? State the advantages and
disadvantages of this method.
3. Landfills are coming up fast near big cities. Give reason.
4. State the importance of the 5Rs in waste management.
5. Name the two types of devices used for removing gaseous particulate air
pollutants.
6. Explain with a diagram.

VII. Give reason:

1. Non-biodegradable wastes cannot be broken down.

2. Disposal of discarded radioactive materials needs care.
3. e-waste and life style are related. Comment.

The following are the videos that you are expected to see. Questions based on the
videos will be asked in class
1. https://youtu.be/14r7f9khK70
2. https://youtu.be/ROaRcJVJdIg
3. https://youtu.be/-JfQvYLveGA