Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to avoid eye strain
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) try several methods until something works
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) ask the teacher before you start
  • 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) tell the teacher at once
B) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) All of these
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) sandals
C) closed-toed shoes
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) okay if you are working alone
C) Ok
D) always against the rules
  • 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) the protection of you and your clothing
B) others to put away
C) wiping your hands
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) pour it on the table
C) nhale deeply
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) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) all of these
  • 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) wipe your hands with a paper towel
D) treat your hands with skin lotion
  • 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
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 blanket
B) Your coat
C) Water from the sink
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) while you are working
B) before you start
C) Next week
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) throw them in the trash
C) wash them down the sink
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) ask the custodian
C) your hands should be dry
D) your hand must be wet
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour acid into water
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour them at the same time
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) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
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