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 avoid eye strain
C) to improve vision
D) only if you don't have glasses

2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -

A) try several methods until something works
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) ask the teacher before you start

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

A) taken home
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) left at your table for the next class
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) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) apply first aid yourself

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

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

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

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

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) okay
D) okay if you are working alone

8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -

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

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 the end of the day
D) at once

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

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

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

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

12. Lab aprons are for -

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

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) neatness
C) safety
D) finishing first

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

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) wipe your hands with a paper towel
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) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
B) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
C) give the gum to your best friend
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) skipped the lab
D) worn a hat today

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