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