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Lab Safety Rules - Quiz
Contributed by: Shaik
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) to improve vision
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 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) try several methods until something works
D) figure it out as you do the lab
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) dumped into the sink
D) taken home
  • 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) apply first aid yourself
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 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) okay if you are working alone
B) not dangerous
C) always against the rules
D) Ok
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your lab partners
B) your best friend in class
C) the custodian
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) the protection of you and your clothing
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) nhale deeply
C) use a fan
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) all of these
C) fire extinguisher
D) fire blanket
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) ipe your hands on your clothes
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) treat your hands with skin lotion
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) wipe your hands on your pants
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) Lab coat
B) sun glasses
C) gloves
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) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) skipped the lab
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) The fire blanket
B) the fire extinguisher
C) Water from the sink
D) Your coat
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) Next week
C) before you start
D) while you are working
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) throw them in the trash
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hands should be dry
C) your hand must be wet
D) ask the nurse.
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) let the teacher pour them
B) pour acid into water
C) pour water into acid
D) pour them at the same time
  • 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) true
B) false
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