Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
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) 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) taken home
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) 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) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) All of these

6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.

A) slippers
B) open-toed shoes
C) closed-toed shoes
D) sandals

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) the custodian
D) your lab partners

9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -

A) during clean up time
B) at the end of the day
C) when you have time
D) at once

10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -

A) skip
B) hurry
C) run
D) walk

11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -

A) each student
B) the teacher
C) new students
D) old students

12. Lab aprons are for -

A) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

A) waft the odor toward you
B) inhale deeply
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

A) neatness
B) finishing first
C) getting the correct answer
D) safety

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) classroom door

16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -

A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
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) 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) sun glasses
D) gloves

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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) skipped the lab

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