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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) to avoid eye strain
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) to improve vision
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) ask the teacher before you start
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) try several methods until something works
D) skip it and go to the next part
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) taken home
C) dumped into the sink
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) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) All of these
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
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) slippers
C) open-toed shoes
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay
B) okay if you are working alone
C) not dangerous
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) the custodian
C) your best friend in class
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) when you have time
B) at the end of the day
C) at once
D) during clean up time
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) walk
B) hurry
C) skip
D) run
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) the teacher
B) old students
C) each student
D) new students
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 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) all of these
B) classroom door
C) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 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) wipe your hands on your clothes
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) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
B) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
C) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on your pants
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 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) a lab coat
C) safety glasses
D) sun 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) skipped the lab
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