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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) to avoid eye strain
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) to improve vision
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) try several methods until something works
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) figure it out as you do the lab
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) left at your table for the next class
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) visit the school nurse after class
B) apply first aid yourself
C) tell the teacher at once
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) All of these
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) closed-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) okay if you are working alone
C) always against the rules
D) okay
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your teacher
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) during clean up time
B) at once
C) when you have time
D) at the end of the day
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) run
B) skip
C) walk
D) hurry
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) each student
B) new students
C) the teacher
D) old students
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) waft the odor toward you
C) pour it on the table
D) inhale deeply
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) safety
B) getting the correct answer
C) neatness
D) finishing first
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) classroom door
C) fire blanket
D) fire extinguisher
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 17. You are doing an experiment in class. Suddenly you remember you have a stick of gum in your book. What shoud you do?
A) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
D) give the gum to your best friend
  • 18. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) wipe your hands on your pants
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 19. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) sun glasses
B) a lab coat
C) safety glasses
D) gloves
  • 20. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) worn a hat today
B) skipped the lab
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) gotten a hair cut before class today
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