Vikas Bharati Public School

Class –IX (Session 2022-23)

Subject –Information Technology
GREEN SKILLS (Part A-Unit 5 Worksheet)
Name:___________________________ Class __________Sec. ________ Roll No.______ Date___________
Q.1 Fill in the blanks
a) The environment consists of the particular natural surroundings in which we live or exist, considered in relation to
their physical characteristics or weather conditions.
b) society and environment are interdependent and cannot exist in isolation.
c) Ecological Imbalance is caused when natural or a man-made disturbance disrupts the natural balance of an
ecosystem.
d) Conservation means that we need to judiciously use the resources around us and without wasting them.

Q2. Write any man-made disruption that causes ecological imbalance.

Ans. 1. Deforestation: Due to increase in population and in order to maintain the life style a lot of forests have been
cut. With increasing deforestation, problem related to climate change has risen in past few decades. Many species of
birds and other animals are on verge of extinct due to changing climatic conditions.
2. Degradation of Land and Soil Erosion: Deforestation has also given rise to problems like soil erosion and
degrading quality of land.
3. Overexploitation of Resources: To satisfy our needs, we are not only using the resources available to us but we are
exploiting them as well. We are great tons of waste due to over usage of resources making it difficult for our ownselves
to breathe fresh air.
4. Industrial and Atmospheric Pollution: The pollution caused by industries and factories is not limited to air. The
presence of the industries near the rivers to dispose the waste is causing water pollution. Some industries also dump their
waste in landfills, mounting to increase in land pollution.

Q3. How can we conserve air, water, land, energy?

Ans. Air Conservation - Using public transport or carpooling, use of electric vehicles, vehicles that run on natural gases
rather than petrol or diesel, pollution check and maintenance of vehicles at regular interval are few ways in which we can
ensure that air pollution is not caused.
Water Conservation - Adopting Rain Water Harvesting Systems and waste water treatment plants, judiciously using
water in our day-to-day life, using water aerators in taps shall help preserving water.
Land Conservation - Conserving land means to act at two levels. First, promoting afforestation and discouraging
deforestation for material benefit. Second, improving the quality of soil, most of the health concerns today are due to
poor quality of food. The call of the action is to manage our waste using 4Rs’ and 1U – REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE,
RECYCLE and UPCYCLE. Segregating the waste at source should become a part of our life in order to manage waste
generation.
Energy conservation - Conservation of Energy means to conserve these resources and use alternative sources of energy
to meet our needs such as wind, solar, wave energy. Air conditioner with doors closed, not keeping the door of
refrigerator open for too long, keeping the lights and fans switched off while not in use, using public transport or
carpooling etc. are some practices that we can adopt in our daily life to conserve energy.

Q4. What is green economy? What its importance?

Ans. Collins’ English Dictionary defines Green Economy as Biological economy that is concerned with renewable
energy, green buildings, clean transportation, water, waste and land management.
This would mean that without compromising on the ecological aspects we create options that promote the economy.
Green Economy will help maintaining resources for present use as well as for future generation while also ensuring that
more employment and investment options are created to promote economic growth of the country. A green economy will
observe less health concerns and promote healthy life style with use of best technology to grow.