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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) try several methods until something works
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) tell the teacher at once
B) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 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) open-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) closed-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) not dangerous
C) always against the rules
D) okay
  • 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. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) when you have time
B) during clean up time
C) at the end of the day
D) at once
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) walk
B) skip
C) hurry
D) run
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) old students
B) new students
C) each student
D) the teacher
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) others to put away
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) wiping your hands
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) inhale deeply
B) use a fan
C) pour it on the table
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) neatness
B) getting the correct answer
C) safety
D) finishing first
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) all of these
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands on your clothes
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
D) treat your hands with skin lotion
  • 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) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
C) give the gum to your best friend
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 your pants
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
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) a lab coat
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) worn a hat today
C) skipped the lab
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
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