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) to improve vision
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) skip it and go to the next part
B) figure it out as you do the lab
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) taken home
B) dumped into the sink
C) left at your table for the next class
D) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) apply first aid yourself
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) closed-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) okay
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) the custodian
  • 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) during clean up time
D) when you have time
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) run
B) walk
C) skip
D) hurry
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) new students
B) each student
C) old students
D) the teacher
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) pour it on the table
C) inhale deeply
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) finishing first
B) neatness
C) safety
D) getting the correct answer
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) classroom door
C) all of these
D) fire blanket
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) wash your hands with soap and water
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) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
B) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
C) give the gum to your best friend
D) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
  • 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) wipe your hands on a classmate
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 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) safety glasses
B) a lab coat
C) gloves
D) sun 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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) skipped the lab
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) worn a hat today
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