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Lab Safety Rules
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to avoid eye strain
D) to improve vision
  • 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) dumped into the sink
C) taken home
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) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
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) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) closed-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) sandals
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) Ok
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) your teacher
C) the custodian
D) your lab partners
  • 9. 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
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) nhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
C) all of these
D) read all the directions
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 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) Lab coat
B) gloves
C) sun glasses
D) Safety glasses
  • 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
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) Your coat
B) the fire extinguisher
C) Water from the sink
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) while you are working
C) Next week
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) throw them in the trash
C) wash them down the sink
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) ask the nurse.
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and others
B) away from you and others
C) toward you and away from others
D) away from you and toward others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour them at the same time
C) let the teacher pour them
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) 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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