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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) to avoid eye strain
B) to improve vision
C) only if you don't have glasses
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) 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) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
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) tell the teacher at once
B) apply first aid yourself
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) All of these
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) sandals
B) closed-toed shoes
C) open-toed shoes
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay
B) okay if you are working alone
C) always against the rules
D) not dangerous
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) the custodian
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) during clean up time
B) at once
C) when you have time
D) at the end of the day
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) skip
B) run
C) walk
D) hurry
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) the teacher
B) each student
C) new students
D) old students
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) others to put away
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) inhale deeply
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) neatness
B) finishing first
C) getting the correct answer
D) safety
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) classroom door
C) fire blanket
D) fire extinguisher
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) wipe your hands on your clothes
  • 17. You are doing an experiment in class. Suddenly you remember you have a stick of gum in your book. What shoud you do?
A) give the gum to your best friend
B) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
D) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
  • 18. 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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 19. 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) a lab coat
B) sun glasses
C) gloves
D) safety glasses
  • 20. 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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) skipped the lab
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) worn a hat today
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