Question

Water is a valuable resource. List two ways that you would suggest every family member to save this resource.(Delhi - 2014)

Answer 1

Two ways that we would suggest every family member to save this resource:

1. Use water can while watering the plants

2. Close the tap, while brushing your teeth.

Some other ways are:

1. Check your toilets for leak

2. Use bucket instead of shower while bathing.

3. Try to minimise the use of water while doing laundry and dishes

4. Rain water harvesting

5. Don’t over-water your lawns and don’t water any faster than the soil can absorb.

Answer 2

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★Why water is a valuable resource? ★

→ Water is a valuable resource because it is needed for life to exist . Uses of water include Agricultural , Industrial, Household and in Environmental activities also we need water to wash clothes, to drink (potable water), to clean floors, and many other purposes.

★Water is a Renewable Resource ★

• Water is a renewable resource because it evaporates out of the oceans to clouds, which generate rain falling on the land.

★ Why we need to conserve water ? ★

• We need to conserve water because it helps to preserve our environment.

• It reduces the energy required to process and deliver water, which helps in reducing pollution and in conserving fuel resources.

★ What are the ways of water conservation? ★

→ We can conserve water by some easy methods which are given below ←

• We can daily check our toilets, taps or basins for leak

• We can take shorter shower as there will be less water needed

• Turn of water while saving.

• We can Install water-efficient devices.

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