Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) to improve vision
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) to avoid eye strain

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) taken home
D) dumped into the sink

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

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

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

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

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

A) closed-toed shoes
B) open-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) slippers

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) your best friend in class
C) the custodian
D) your lab partners

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) hurry
B) skip
C) walk
D) run

11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -

A) each student
B) the teacher
C) old students
D) new students

12. Lab aprons are for -

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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

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

A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands on your clothes
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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
C) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
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 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) a lab coat
C) safety glasses
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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