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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) ask the teacher before you start
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) left at your table for the next class
C) dumped into the sink
D) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
  • 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) see a doctor after school
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) sandals
C) closed-toed shoes
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) not dangerous
C) okay
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) the custodian
C) your lab partners
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) when you have time
B) at once
C) during clean up time
D) at the end of the day
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) run
B) hurry
C) walk
D) skip
  • 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) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) others to put away
D) wiping your hands
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) waft the odor toward you
C) inhale deeply
D) pour it on the table
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) neatness
B) finishing first
C) safety
D) getting the correct answer
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) classroom door
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
D) all of these
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) wipe your hands on your clothes
  • 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) give the gum to your best friend
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
D) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
  • 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 your pants
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
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) gloves
B) safety glasses
C) a lab coat
D) sun glasses
  • 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) skipped the lab
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
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