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) only if you don't have glasses
C) to avoid eye strain
D) to improve vision

2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -

A) try several methods until something works
B) figure it out as you do the lab
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) left at your table for the next class
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) 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) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
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) open-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) closed-toed shoes
D) sandals

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

A) not dangerous
B) okay
C) always against the rules
D) okay if you are working alone

8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -

A) the custodian
B) your teacher
C) your lab partners
D) your best friend in class

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

A) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
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) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
C) give the gum to your best friend
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher

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) sun glasses
B) safety glasses
C) gloves
D) a lab coat

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

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