Safety Quiz

The appropriate time to read all of the directions of an experiment is

• during the lab as you go.

• before you start the lab.

• after you discovered you made a mistake.

• when you are confused.

If you spill something in the lab the best thing to do is

• clean it up and continue the experiment.

• inform the teacher of the spill to get instructions on how to clean it up.

• let the teacher clean it up.

• leave it alone because it is too dangerous to touch.

After completing an experiment, how do you dispose of materials?

• leave all materials out for the next class

• pour all liquids down the drain and put all solids in the trash

• get instructions from your teacher on proper disposal of each item

• put materials back into original containers

You should know the location of safety equipment in the lab and

• where it was produced

• use it when you have a substitute

• when it was last inspected

• how to use it properly

When using scalpels, razor blades, or any cutting instrument, cut the material

• away from you

• on a right angle

• toward you

• in your hand

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If an unknown substance such as a lab chemical gets into your eye, the first thing you should do is

• go find the teacher and describe what happened

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  rinse your eye(s) immediately with water for 20 minutes while your lab partner informs your teacher

• call for someone to come to help you

• blink rapidly until the substance comes out

When heating material in a test tube, always point the test tube that is being heated

• away from you and towards another lab table

• toward you and away from others

• toward you and others

• away from you and others

To test the odor of fumes

• heat the substance before smelling the fumes

• inhale the fumes deeply

• gently wave the fumes toward your nose

• inhale the fumes directly from the container

Dispose of broken or cracked glassware or microscope slides

• in a large empty beaker

• in the trash

• in a designated broken glass receptacle

• back where you originally found it

Of the following choices, the most acceptable lab behavior is

• cutting a dissection specimen by holding the specimen in your hand

• reading and following the instructions for working with potentially dangerous bacteria

• tasting the different sugar solutions to check the concentrations

• mixing two of the solutions being tested for the presence of acid