Science Lab Safety Test

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) ask the teacher before you start
D) skip it and go to the next part

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

A) left at your table for the next class
B) dumped into the sink
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) taken home

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) 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) open-toed shoes
C) closed-toed shoes
D) slippers

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Lab aprons are for -

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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

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

A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) wipe your hands on your clothes
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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
C) give the gum to your best friend
D) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.

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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on your pants
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) a lab coat
C) gloves
D) safety 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) worn a hat today
B) skipped the lab
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) put her hair up in a rubber band

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