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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) to avoid eye strain
B) to improve vision
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
  • 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) 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) 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) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) closed-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay
B) not dangerous
C) okay if you are working alone
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your teacher
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) at once
B) at the end of the day
C) when you have time
D) during clean up time
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) walk
B) hurry
C) skip
D) run
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) new students
B) the teacher
C) each student
D) old students
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) others to put away
B) wiping your hands
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) inhale deeply
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) safety
B) getting the correct answer
C) finishing first
D) neatness
  • 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) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
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) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
B) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
C) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
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 your pants
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 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) a lab coat
C) safety glasses
D) gloves
  • 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) skipped the lab
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) worn a hat today
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