Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) only if you don't have glasses
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) skip it and go to the next part
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) left at your table for the next class
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
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) apply first aid yourself
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) All of these
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) okay if you are working alone
C) not dangerous
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your lab partners
B) your best friend in class
C) the custodian
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) nhale deeply
C) waft the odor toward you
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) read all the directions
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
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) 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) wipe your hands on your pants
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 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) worn a hat today
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) skipped the lab
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) Water from the sink
B) The fire blanket
C) the fire extinguisher
D) Your coat
  • 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) burn them in a burner
B) wash them down the sink
C) throw them in the trash
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) away from you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour acid into water
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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