Forensic Science Lab Safety and Equipment Quiz

Match the following safety equipment to their use.

• protect your skin and clothing

• 
• contains items for dressing wounds

• 
• smother a fire

• 
• remove chemicals/ objects from eyes

• 
• protect eyes from chemicals or flying objects

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What is the volume of the liquid in the graduated cylinder?

(a)  

These should not be worn in the laboratory: ​ (a)   ,​ (b)   and ​ (c)  

• loose clothing
• sandals
• dangling jewelry
• hoodies
• shorts
• Liberty tshirts
• goggles
• lab aprons

Long hair in a lab setting should be ​ (a)  

• tied back
• cut off
• swung wildly around

Always point test tubes ​ ​ ​ (a)   when heating them.

• away from all
• toward yourself
• toward your partner
• toward a classmate you don't like

Floors and aisles should be kept clear of ​ ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   ​

• chemicals
• lab equipment
• backpacks
• teachers
• students
• garbage cans

Disturbing others during a lab is not only ​ (a)   but also ​ (b)  

• rude
• dangerous
• good manners
• helpful
• the fastest way to finish
• safe

​ (a)   is the single most important thing in a laboratory experiment

• Safety
• Being right
• Finishing first

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

When in the lab...

• long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
• closed toe shoes should be worn
• long hair should be pulled back
• all of the above

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never