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