Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) only if you don't have glasses
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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) try several methods until something works
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) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) taken home
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) apply first aid yourself
B) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 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) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) closed-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) sandals
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) your teacher
C) the custodian
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) nhale deeply
B) pour it on the table
C) waft the odor toward you
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) read all the directions
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) all of these
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) all of these
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 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) wash your hands with soap and water
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 a classmate
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
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) 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) skipped the lab
C) worn a hat today
D) gotten a hair cut before class today
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) the fire extinguisher
B) Water from the sink
C) Your coat
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) After school
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) wash them down the sink
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hands should be dry
B) ask the custodian
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hand must be wet
  • 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) let the teacher pour them
B) pour water into acid
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) 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) true
B) false
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