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