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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to improve vision
D) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) figure it out as you do the lab
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) dumped into the sink
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) tell the teacher at once
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) not dangerous
C) always against the rules
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your lab partners
B) the custodian
C) your teacher
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) nhale deeply
C) use a fan
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 14. 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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 15. 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) Lab coat
B) Safety glasses
C) gloves
D) sun glasses
  • 16. 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) Water from the sink
C) The fire blanket
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) before you start
C) Next week
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) throw them in the trash
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hands should be dry
B) ask the nurse.
C) ask the custodian
D) your hand must be wet
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour acid into water
C) let the teacher pour them
D) pour them at the same time
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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