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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 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 avoid eye strain
D) to improve vision
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) try several methods until something works
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) figure it out as you do the lab
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) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) taken home
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) tell the teacher at once
C) apply first aid yourself
D) visit the school nurse after class
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) All of these
D) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) closed-toed shoes
C) open-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 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 teacher
B) your lab partners
C) the custodian
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) others to put away
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) waft the odor toward you
C) nhale deeply
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 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 a classmate
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 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) Lab coat
B) gloves
C) sun glasses
D) Safety 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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) worn a hat today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) the fire extinguisher
B) Water from the sink
C) The fire blanket
D) Your coat
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) while you are working
C) before you start
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hands should be dry
B) ask the nurse.
C) ask the custodian
D) your hand must be wet
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and away from others
B) away from you and toward others
C) toward you and others
D) away from you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour water into acid
C) pour them at the same time
D) pour acid into water
  • 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) true
B) false
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