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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to avoid eye strain
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) try several methods until something works
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) skip it and go to the next part
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) taken home
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) dumped into the sink
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) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) closed-toed shoes
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) sandals
  • 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) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your teacher
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) others to put away
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) read all the directions
C) all of these
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
B) all of these
C) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) ipe your hands on your clothes
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
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) wipe your hands on your pants
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 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) gloves
C) Safety glasses
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) 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) Water from the sink
B) The fire blanket
C) Your coat
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) Next week
C) while you are working
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) 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) away from you and toward others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and 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) 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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