lab safety and equipment

If you spill or break something during an experiment, what is the FIRST thing you should do?

• Tell the teacher.
• Clean it up. 
• Cover it with a paper towel.
• Leave it for someone else.

The lab equipment seen in the image should be worn during a lab investigation when...

• using glassware.
• using chemicals.
• using heat/fire.
• using any of the above.

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Erlenmeyer Flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Beaker
• Test Tube

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a lab investigation?

• Flip flops
• Loose, long hair
• Dangling jewelry
• All of the above

A beaker is used to measure volume in which metric unit?

• Milliliters (mL)
• Grams (g)
• Meters (m)
• Kilograms (kg)

To be read accurately, one must place a graduated cylinder on a flat surface and measure at the bottom of the _______________ curve.

• Centrifugal
• Capillary
• Meniscus
• Infinity

A thermometer is used to measure temperature in which metric unit?

• Fahrenheit (°F)
• Celcius (°C)
• Kilometers (km)
• Liters (L)

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

Which piece of equipment would be used to measure our 30 mL of water?

• graduated cylinder

• triple beam balance

• test tube

• pipette