Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) to avoid eye strain
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) 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) 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) see a doctor after school
C) apply first aid yourself
D) visit the school nurse after class
  • 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) slippers
B) closed-toed shoes
C) open-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) Ok
C) always against the rules
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your lab partners
C) your teacher
D) your best friend in class
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) others to put away
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) nhale deeply
C) waft the odor toward you
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) read all the directions
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
D) all of these
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) ipe your hands on your clothes
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 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) 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
  • 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) sun glasses
B) Safety glasses
C) gloves
D) Lab coat
  • 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) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
  • 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) Your coat
C) The fire blanket
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) Next week
C) After school
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) burn them in a burner
D) follow the instructions of your teacher
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hand must be wet
C) your hands should be dry
D) ask the nurse.
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) away from you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour acid into water
B) pour them at the same time
C) pour water into acid
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
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