Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
C) to avoid eye strain
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) taken home
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) dumped into the sink
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 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) 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) sandals
B) slippers
C) closed-toed shoes
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) always against the rules
C) not dangerous
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) the custodian
C) your lab partners
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) nhale deeply
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) read all the directions
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) all of these
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) fire extinguisher
  • 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) ipe your hands on your clothes
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 your pants
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
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) sun glasses
B) Lab coat
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) skipped the lab
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class 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) The fire blanket
C) Water from the sink
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) Next week
B) while you are working
C) After school
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) burn them in a burner
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) your hands should be dry
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 water into acid
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour them at the same time
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) False
B) true
  • 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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