Science Lab Safety Quiz

When first entering the science-lab classroom, you should be sure-

• to not touch any chemicals, equipment, or materials until instructed to do so.

• to start your experiment right away

• not to bother you teacher with any questions yo may have about the lab

• to perform any type of experiment you want.

The following is a list of lab safety rules. Identify the rule that is incorrect.

• Student must wear safety googles anytime while working with chemicals and glassware.

• Never return unused chemicals to their original container

• If you spill or break something, clean it up and throw the chemicals or glass in the trash can.

• never remove any chemicals from the lab

An unknown chemical is accidently splashed into a students eye. What is the first thing you should do?

• Find out if the substance is acidic or basic

• take the student to an eye washing station and flush the student's eye.

• put the student under the safety shower

• wait until after class to tell the teacher

Which material rating would provide information about how likely a chemical is to catch fire?

• conductivity

• toxicity

• ductility

• flammability

Which of the following would be unsafe in a laboratory setting

• A student hair dangling into a reagent bottle

• student wearing safety goggles

• students asking their teacher where to dispose of chemicals

• student carrying a microscope with their hand supporting the stand.

When performing a dissection, a student should always-

• cut toward themselves to maximize the power of the cut

• cut away from themselves to avoid injury

• use dissection pins to hold the specimens in place.

• both B and C

When working with preserved biological specimens a student should always-

• wear safety goggles

• wear protective gloves

• be careful not to hold in fumes

• do all the above

Where can information regarding a chemical's flammability be found

• In the lab handout

• In the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) notebook

• On the periodic table

• on the stock bottle

What should we usually do with any extra or waste chemicals in the laboratory?

• throw them away in the trash can

• put them back into the container they came from

• Get specific disposal directions from the teacher

• Pour them down the lab sink

While investigating the effect of heat on sugar, it is important to always-

• hold the heated test tube tightly in your bare hand.

• use the same test tube over and over again

• use the plastic test tube to keep from cutting yourself

• Point the test tube away from you and others while heating