Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) try several methods until something works
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) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
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) visit the school nurse after class
C) apply first aid yourself
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) All of these
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 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) okay if you are working alone
B) always against the rules
C) Ok
D) not dangerous
  • 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. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) others to put away
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) use a fan
C) nhale deeply
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) read all the directions
B) all of these
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) all of these
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 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) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
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) Safety glasses
B) Lab coat
C) sun glasses
D) gloves
  • 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) skipped the lab
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
  • 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) The fire blanket
C) the fire extinguisher
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) Next week
C) while you are working
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) follow the instructions of your teacher
B) throw them in the trash
C) burn them in a burner
D) wash them down the sink
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hands should be dry
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hand must be wet
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) toward you and others
C) away from you and toward others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour them at the same time
C) pour acid into water
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 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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