Safety Quiz

When handling chemicals, you should

• taste them to make sure they're mixed

• dump them in the sink without asking

• handle them with care after reviewing safety precautions

• not handle them with any special precautions

When PEOPLE are on fire, you should use a fire extinguisher to put them out.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If you spill something on the floor, you should

• assume your lab partners will clean it up while you keep working

• notify your teacher

• throw paper towels on it and keep working

• keep working

When working with boiling water or chemicals, which of the following items is MANDATORY?

• goggles only

• apron only

• apron AND goggles

• no special protective gear

If you break glass, your first step should be

• to dispose of it into the broken glass bin immediately

• to hide it in a drawer or under the table

• to pick it up with your bare hands

• to notify the teacher

The consequence for ANY violation of lab safety guidelines is removal from the lab and a 0 lab grade.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When heating liquid in a test tube, hold the test tube slanted, away from oneself and others to prevent burns

• TRUE

• FALSE

This is a....

• flask

• beaker

• test tube

• graduated cylinder

This is a...

• funnel

• beaker

• flask

• clamp

• funnel

• petri dish

• beaker

• graduated cylinder