Science Lab Safety Test

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) skip it and go to the next part
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) ask the teacher before you start

3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -

A) left at your table for the next class
B) taken home
C) dumped into the sink
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) apply first aid yourself
B) see a doctor after school
C) tell the teacher at once
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) 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) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

A) always against the rules
B) okay if you are working alone
C) okay
D) not dangerous

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

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

16. 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) wipe your hands on your clothes
D) wash your hands with soap and water

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) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
D) give the gum to your best friend

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 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

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

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