Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to avoid eye strain
C) to improve vision
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) try several methods until something works
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) figure it out as you do the lab
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) visit the school nurse after class
B) apply first aid yourself
C) tell the teacher at once
D) see a doctor after school
  • 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) 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) sandals
B) slippers
C) closed-toed shoes
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) not dangerous
C) okay if you are working alone
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) the custodian
C) your teacher
D) your lab partners
  • 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) nhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
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) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
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) Safety glasses
D) sun 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) worn a hat today
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) The fire blanket
B) Your coat
C) the fire extinguisher
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) while you are working
C) before you start
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) burn them in a burner
C) throw them in the trash
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) ask the custodian
C) your hand must be wet
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and away from others
B) toward you and others
C) away from you and toward others
D) away from you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour acid into water
B) pour them at the same time
C) let the teacher pour them
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) 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) false
B) true
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