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Lab Safety Rules
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) to improve vision
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) skip it and go to the next part
B) figure it out as you do the lab
C) try several methods until something works
D) ask the teacher before you start
  • 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) visit the school nurse after class
B) tell the teacher at once
C) apply first aid yourself
D) see a doctor after school
  • 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) slippers
B) open-toed shoes
C) closed-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) not dangerous
C) okay if you are working alone
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) others to put away
D) wiping your hands
  • 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) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) all of these
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
B) fire blanket
C) all of these
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) 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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on your pants
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) Lab coat
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) put her hair up in a rubber band
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) The fire blanket
B) Water from the sink
C) the fire extinguisher
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) burn them in a burner
B) throw them in the trash
C) wash them down the sink
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) ask the nurse.
C) ask the custodian
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) toward 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 water into acid
B) pour them at the same time
C) pour acid into water
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 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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