Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to avoid eye strain
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) skip it and go to the next part
B) try several methods until something works
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) ask the teacher before you start

3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -

A) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) left at your table for the next class
C) dumped into the sink
D) taken home

4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -

A) apply first aid yourself
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) see a doctor after school
D) tell the teacher at once

5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -

A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty

6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.

A) closed-toed shoes
B) sandals
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) your lab partners
B) your best friend in class
C) the custodian
D) your teacher

9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -

A) during clean up time
B) when you have time
C) at once
D) at the end of the day

10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -

A) skip
B) hurry
C) run
D) walk

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) wiping your hands
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) others to put away

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) inhale deeply
D) pour it on the table

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

A) safety
B) neatness
C) getting the correct answer
D) finishing first

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

A) fire extinguisher
B) all of these
C) fire blanket
D) classroom door

16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -

A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands on your clothes
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
B) give the gum to your best friend
C) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
D) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.

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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) wipe your hands on your pants

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) safety glasses
C) a lab coat
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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) skipped the lab

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