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

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) 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) tell the teacher at once
C) apply first aid yourself
D) visit the school nurse after class

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

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

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

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

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

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

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

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

9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -

A) at once
B) at the end of the day
C) when you have time
D) during clean up time

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

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

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

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

12. Lab aprons are for -

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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

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

A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands on your clothes
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
D) treat your hands with skin lotion

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) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) give the gum to your best friend
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on a classmate

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) sun glasses
B) gloves
C) safety glasses
D) a lab coat

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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) skipped the lab

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