Science Lab Safety Test
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to avoid eye strain
D) to improve vision
  • 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) skip it and go to the next part
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) try several methods until something works
  • 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) taken home
D) dumped into the sink
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) All of these
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) closed-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) okay if you are working alone
C) not dangerous
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 lab partners
D) your teacher
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) when you have time
B) at once
C) at the end of the day
D) during clean up time
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) walk
B) skip
C) run
D) hurry
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) each student
B) old students
C) the teacher
D) new students
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) pour it on the table
D) inhale deeply
  • 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) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) classroom door
D) fire blanket
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) wipe your hands on your clothes
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 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) give the gum to your best friend
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
C) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
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) wipe your hands on your pants
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 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) safety glasses
B) sun 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) skipped the lab
B) worn a hat today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) gotten a hair cut before class today
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