Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to avoid eye strain
C) to improve vision
D) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes

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) dumped into the sink
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) tell the teacher at once
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) see a doctor after school
D) apply first aid yourself

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) 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) closed-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) slippers
D) open-toed shoes

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) okay

8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -

A) the custodian
B) your teacher
C) your lab partners
D) your best friend in class

9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -

A) when you have time
B) at once
C) at the end of the day
D) during clean up time

10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -

A) run
B) hurry
C) skip
D) walk

11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -

A) the teacher
B) each student
C) old students
D) new students

12. 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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

A) inhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

A) safety
B) neatness
C) getting the correct answer
D) finishing first

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

A) fire blanket
B) all of these
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door

16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -

A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) wipe your hands on your clothes
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel

17. You are doing an experiment in class. Suddenly you remember you have a stick of gum in your book. What shoud you do?

A) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) give the gum to your best friend
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
D) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking

18. 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

19. 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) a lab coat
B) gloves
C) sun glasses
D) safety glasses

20. 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) skipped the lab
C) worn a hat today
D) gotten a hair cut before class today

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