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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) only if you don't have glasses
  • 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) ask the teacher before you start
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) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
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) visit the school nurse after class
C) see a doctor after school
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) All of these
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) closed-toed shoes
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) Ok
C) not dangerous
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 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) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) nhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) pour it on the table
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) read all the directions
B) all of these
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) fire extinguisher
  • 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) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 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 your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 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) 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
  • 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) Your coat
D) The fire blanket
  • 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) burn them in a burner
C) throw them in the trash
D) wash them down the sink
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) your hand must be wet
C) your hands should be dry
D) ask the custodian
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and others
C) away from you and toward others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) pour water into acid
C) let the teacher pour them
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) False
B) true
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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