Lab Safety Rules - Quiz
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to improve vision
D) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
  • 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) taken home
B) dumped into the sink
C) left at your table for the next class
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) apply first aid yourself
B) see a doctor after school
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) 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) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) Ok
C) okay if you are working alone
D) not dangerous
  • 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. Lab aprons are for -
A) others to put away
B) wiping your hands
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) nhale deeply
C) pour it on the table
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) read all the directions
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) fire blanket
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) all of these
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 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 your pants
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 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) sun glasses
C) Safety glasses
D) gloves
  • 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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) skipped the lab
C) worn a hat today
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) Water from the sink
C) the fire extinguisher
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) Next week
C) while you are working
D) After school
  • 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) your hand must be wet
B) your hands should be dry
C) ask the nurse.
D) ask the custodian
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and away from others
D) away from you and toward others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour water into acid
D) pour acid into water
  • 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) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
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