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