Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) to improve vision
  • 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) skip it and go to the next part
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) taken home
C) dumped into the sink
D) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
  • 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) All of these
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 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) not dangerous
B) Ok
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) your best friend in class
B) your lab partners
C) your teacher
D) the custodian
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) use a fan
C) nhale deeply
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) read all the directions
D) all of these
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) all of these
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) ipe your hands on your clothes
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 14. 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) wipe your hands on a classmate
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 15. 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) Lab coat
B) gloves
C) Safety glasses
D) sun glasses
  • 16. 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
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) the fire extinguisher
B) Water from the sink
C) Your coat
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) while you are working
C) before you start
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) burn them in a burner
D) wash them down the sink
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hand must be wet
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and others
C) away from you and toward others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour them at the same time
C) pour acid into water
D) pour water into acid
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) true
B) False
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
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