Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) try several methods until something works
D) skip it and go to the next part
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) left at your table for the next class
C) dumped into the sink
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) closed-toed shoes
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) okay if you are working alone
C) always against the rules
D) Ok
  • 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) nhale deeply
B) use a fan
C) pour it on the table
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) read all the directions
D) all of these
  • 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) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 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) gloves
B) Lab coat
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) Your coat
B) Water from the sink
C) The fire blanket
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) while you are working
C) Next week
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) burn them in a burner
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) ask the custodian
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) toward 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 water into acid
B) pour acid into water
C) pour them at the same time
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) 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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