Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) try several methods until something works
D) skip it and go to the next part
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) left at your table for the next class
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) visit the school nurse after class
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) 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) slippers
B) open-toed shoes
C) closed-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) Ok
C) always against the rules
D) not dangerous
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your lab partners
B) the custodian
C) your best friend in class
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) wiping your hands
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) use a fan
C) waft the odor toward you
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) read all the directions
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 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) wash your hands with soap and water
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 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 a classmate
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 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) gloves
B) Lab coat
C) sun glasses
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) skipped the lab
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) worn a hat today
D) gotten a hair cut before class 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 blanket
B) Water from the sink
C) Your coat
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 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) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) burn them in a burner
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hands should be dry
C) your hand must be wet
D) ask the nurse.
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) toward you and others
C) toward you and away from others
D) away from you and toward others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour acid into water
C) pour them at the same time
D) pour water into acid
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) true
B) False
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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