Lab Safety Rules
  • 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 improve vision
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) try several methods until something works
B) figure it out as you do the lab
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) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) taken home
C) dumped into the sink
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) visit the school nurse after class
B) apply first aid yourself
C) tell the teacher at once
D) see a doctor after school
  • 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) closed-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) slippers
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) Ok
C) okay if you are working alone
D) not dangerous
  • 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. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) others to put away
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) waft the odor toward you
C) nhale deeply
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) all of these
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 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) Safety glasses
B) Lab coat
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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) skipped the lab
D) worn a hat today
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Water from the sink
B) the fire extinguisher
C) Your coat
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) while you are working
B) After school
C) Next week
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) wash them down the sink
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) ask the custodian
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and away from others
B) toward you and others
C) away from you and toward others
D) away from you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) let the teacher pour them
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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