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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) try several methods until something works
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) ask the teacher before you start
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) left at your table for the next class
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) tell the teacher at once
B) apply first aid yourself
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) see a doctor after school
  • 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) open-toed shoes
B) closed-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) not dangerous
C) okay if you are working alone
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your lab partners
C) your teacher
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) others to put away
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) pour it on the table
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) read all the directions
D) all of these
  • 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) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
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) sun glasses
B) Safety glasses
C) Lab coat
D) gloves
  • 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) skipped the lab
D) worn a hat today
  • 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) The fire blanket
C) Water from the sink
D) Your coat
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) while you are working
B) Next week
C) After school
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) burn them in a burner
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) ask the nurse.
C) your hand must be wet
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) away from you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour water into acid
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) false
B) true
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