Lab Safety Rules - Quiz
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to avoid eye strain
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to improve vision
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) 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) see a doctor after school
B) tell the teacher at once
C) apply first aid yourself
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) All of these
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) sandals
C) closed-toed shoes
D) open-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) not dangerous
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) Ok
  • 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) others to put away
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) wiping your hands
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) pour it on the table
C) use a fan
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) read all the directions
B) all of these
C) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire extinguisher
B) fire blanket
C) all of these
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
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) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 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) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) skipped the lab
  • 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 blanket
C) Your coat
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) while you are working
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) wash them down the sink
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) ask the nurse.
C) ask the custodian
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) toward you and away from others
C) toward you and others
D) away from you and toward others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour acid into water
D) pour water into acid
  • 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) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) false
B) true
Les étudiants ayant complété ce test ont aussi complété :

Créé avec That Quiz — un site de tests de mathématiques pour des étudiants de tous les niveaux d'études.