Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

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

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) try several methods until something works
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) skip it and go to the next part

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) dumped into the sink
D) taken home

4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -

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

5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -

A) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) All of these
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) not dangerous
B) okay if you are working alone
C) okay
D) always against the rules

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Lab aprons are for -

A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

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

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

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

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) wipe your hands on your pants
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is

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

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) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) skipped the lab
D) put her hair up in a rubber band

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