7 Science Safety and Equipment

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.

• Run madly out of the room.

• Put large amounts of water onto the spill.

• Immediately ask to go to the bathroom.

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never

Which of the following are examples of dressing appropriately in the lab?

• Pulling long hair back
• Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals. 
• Wearing sandals

It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.

• True
• False

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• apply first aid yourself

• tell the teacher at once

• see a doctor after school

• visit the school nurse after class

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube 

• away from all people
• toward another classmate
• toward your lab partner
• toward yourself

Safety glasses are worn in the laboratory

• to avoid eye strain

• to improve your vision

• only if you don’t have corrective glasses

• any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always

• wipe your hands with a towel.

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wash your hands thoroughly with water (and maybe soap).

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

What piece of equipment is shown in the picture?

• beaker

• test tube

• conical flask

• pipette