Science Safety Lab Quiz

Approved eye protection devices (such as googles) are worn in the laboratory

• to avoid eye strain.

• to improve your vision.

• only if you do not have corrective glasses.

• any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should-

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• try several methods until something works.

• ask the teacher before proceeding (moving on).

• skip it and go on to the next part.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are-

• always against the rules.

• okay.

• not dangerous.

• okay if you are working alone.

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

• visit the school nurse after school.

• see a doctor after school.

• tell the teacher at once.

• apply first aid yourself.

Long hair in the laboratory must be-

• cut short.

• held away from the experiment with one hand.

• always neatly groomed.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a laboratory activity?

• loose clothing

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• all of the above

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

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

• wipe your hands on a towel.

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

When handling animals, students should-

• open cages only with permission.

• not tease or handle animals roughly.

• report bites or scratches to the teacher immediately.

• All of the above.

Work area should be kept clean and tidy.

• True

• False

Always carry a microscope using both hands.

• True

• False