Lab Safety Quiz

1.

One day, Mrs. Ruble was doing a lab.  A student came

in wearing flip flops and a very baggy sweat shirt.

The student also came into the lab eating a bag of 

chips and drinking a coke.  What is this student doing

wrong?

Wearing inappropriate lab clothing

eating and drinking in the lab

both A and B

straight chillin

2. 

 Two students are playing around with meter sticks

 in the science lab. Which rule are they breaking

 about safety with lab tools?

  

Keeping their lab space clean.

Using equipment properly.

Preventing fires.

Not wearing goggles.

3.

Mrs. Davis is conducting a lab using a hot plate and

a beaker.  What other lab tools might she need to

perform her experiment?

meter sticks

stop watch

triple beam balance

gloves or tongs

4.

One of Mrs. Ruble's students noticed a fire start in the

lab.  Immediately, they grabbed the fire blanket and

threw it at the fire, hoping it would cover the fire

completely.  Was this the proper way to use the fire

blanket?

yes, the student did what they were suppose to do.

no, the fire blanket should be placed on the fire

so no air gets to the flames.

5.

Mrs. Davis was teaching her class how to use a fire

extinguisher.  To help them remember how to use the

fire extinguisher properly, she taught them an

acronym.  The acronym or word that describes how

to use a fire extinguisher is:

T.A.S.K.

D.U.C.K.

P.A.S.S.

S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

6.

The best way to avoid having a fire is to:

there is no way to avoid fire. It cannot be stopped.

prevent fires from happening (be proactive with 

    fire safety.)

strap a fire extinguisher to your back in case 
    you need it

always have a fire blanket handy at all times

7.

Mrs. Ruble is going to be pouring many liquids back

and forth from beakers to graduated cylinders. She

might also be mixing some liquids together to 

observe chemical reactions. What item should she 

make sure she is using?

Fire Extinguisher

Triple Beam Balance

Safety glasses or goggles

Flask

8.

A student is smelling chemicals from a beaker by

gently fanning the air toward his nose.  What is this

student doing to make sure he can smell the chemicals

safely?

Wafting

Texting

Waving

Eating

9.

This lab tool is called a/an:

erlenmeyer flask

graduated cylinder

meter stick

beaker

10.

If any type of accident ever happens in the lab, the

first thing you should do is:

tell your friend

scream out loud

contact the teacher immediately.

clean up the mess and hope the teacher does not

see it.

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