Lab Safety Rules
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) sandals
B) closed-toed shoes
C) slippers
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) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your teacher
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) others to put away
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) nhale deeply
B) pour it on the table
C) waft the odor toward you
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) read all the directions
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) ipe your hands on your clothes
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
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) Lab coat
B) gloves
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) skipped the lab
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
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) Water from the sink
B) The fire blanket
C) Your coat
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) Next week
C) while you are working
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) throw them in the trash
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) your hands should be dry
C) ask the nurse.
D) ask the custodian
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) pour acid into water
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) 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) false
B) true
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