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Lab Safety Rules - Quiz
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) only if you don't have glasses
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) skip it and go to the next part
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) taken home
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) apply first aid yourself
B) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 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) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) closed-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) not dangerous
  • 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) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) nhale deeply
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) read all the directions
C) all of these
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) all of these
  • 13. 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) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) wipe your hands on your pants
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) Safety glasses
B) sun glasses
C) gloves
D) Lab coat
  • 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) worn a hat today
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) gotten a hair cut before class 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) The fire blanket
B) Your coat
C) Water from the sink
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) while you are working
C) Next week
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) follow the instructions of your teacher
B) wash them down the sink
C) throw them in the trash
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hand must be wet
C) your hands should be dry
D) ask the nurse.
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) toward you and away from others
D) toward you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour acid into water
D) pour them at the same time
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 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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