Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) ask the teacher before you start
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) dumped into the sink
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) taken home
  • 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) All of these
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) closed-toed shoes
B) open-toed shoes
C) sandals
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) not dangerous
C) always against the rules
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) others to put away
B) wiping your hands
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) pour it on the table
C) nhale deeply
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) classroom door B) 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) wipe your hands on a classmate
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
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) Lab coat
B) Safety glasses
C) sun glasses
D) gloves
  • 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) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
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) Your coat
B) The fire blanket
C) the fire extinguisher
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) Next week
B) before you start
C) After school
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) burn them in a burner
D) wash them down the sink
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the nurse.
B) your hands should be dry
C) ask the custodian
D) your hand must be wet
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) toward you and others
C) away from you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour water into acid
C) pour them at the same time
D) pour acid into water
  • 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) false
B) true
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