Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) only if you don't have glasses
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) ask the teacher before you start
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) figure it out as you do the lab
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) left at your table for the next class
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) All of these
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) slippers
C) open-toed shoes
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) not dangerous
C) Ok
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) the custodian
C) your lab partners
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) others to put away
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) wiping your hands
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) nhale deeply
D) use a fan
  • 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) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) wipe your hands on your pants
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) Safety glasses
B) gloves
C) Lab coat
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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) skipped the lab
D) worn a hat today
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Water from the sink
B) the fire extinguisher
C) Your coat
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) Next week
C) while you are working
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) throw them in the trash
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) wash them down the sink
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hands should be dry
B) ask the nurse.
C) your hand must be wet
D) ask the custodian
  • 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) pour them at the same time
B) pour water into acid
C) pour acid into water
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 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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