Science Lab Safety Test

1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -

A) to avoid eye strain
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to improve vision
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) ask the teacher before you start
B) try several methods until something works
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) figure it out as you do the lab

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

A) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) left at your table for the next class
C) dumped into the sink
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) see a doctor after school
D) apply first aid yourself

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

A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) All of these

6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.

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

7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. When smelling a liquid you should -

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

14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -

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

15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment

A) all of these
B) fire blanket
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 with a paper towel
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) give the gum to your best friend
C) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) wipe your hands on your pants
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher

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) gloves
D) a lab coat

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

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