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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to improve vision
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 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) ask the teacher before you start
D) skip it and go to the next part
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) left at your table for the next class
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) visit the school nurse after class
B) tell the teacher at once
C) apply first aid yourself
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) slippers
C) open-toed shoes
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) okay
C) not dangerous
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 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. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) at the end of the day
B) during clean up time
C) when you have time
D) at once
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) skip
B) run
C) hurry
D) walk
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) each student
B) new students
C) the teacher
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) use a fan
B) pour it on the table
C) waft the odor toward you
D) inhale deeply
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) getting the correct answer
B) safety
C) neatness
D) finishing first
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) classroom door
B) all of these
C) fire blanket
D) fire extinguisher
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
B) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
D) give the gum to your best friend
  • 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) 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
  • 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) gloves
B) sun glasses
C) safety glasses
D) a lab coat
  • 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) skipped the lab
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) worn a hat today
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