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) ask the teacher before you start
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) skip it and go to the next part
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) dumped into the sink
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) apply first aid yourself
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 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) open-toed shoes
B) closed-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your lab partners
C) your teacher
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) nhale deeply
C) waft the odor toward you
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 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) 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
  • 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) sun glasses
C) gloves
D) Lab coat
  • 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) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) skipped the lab
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) the fire extinguisher
B) The fire blanket
C) Your coat
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) while you are working
B) After school
C) before you start
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) burn them in a burner
C) wash them down the sink
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) your hands should be dry
C) ask the custodian
D) ask the nurse.
  • 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 them at the same time
B) pour water into acid
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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