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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) to improve vision
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) ask the teacher before you start
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) try several methods until something works
D) figure it out as you do the lab
  • 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) 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) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) always against the rules
C) not dangerous
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your teacher
C) your lab partners
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) wiping your hands
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) nhale deeply
C) pour it on the table
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) read all the directions
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 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 your pants
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 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) sun glasses
C) gloves
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) 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
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) the fire extinguisher
C) The fire blanket
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) Next week
C) After school
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) wash them down the sink
C) throw them in the trash
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 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 others
C) away from you and toward others
D) toward you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour acid into water
C) pour them at the same time
D) pour water into acid
  • 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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