Safety Quiz- Chemistry

A substance is heated in a test tube. The open end of the test tube should be pointed toward ______.

• 1. No one

• 1. Yourself

• 2. The teacher

• Your lab partner

If the fire alarm sounds, you should:

• 1. Do nothing - it is probably a false alarm

• 2. Shut down your experiment and then leave the building 

• 2. Grab a fire extinguisher and/or safety wash 

• 2. Leave gas burners from the experiment on and leave

You get a chemical in your eye. What should you do?

• 1. Do nothing unless the chemical causes discomfort

• 2. Immediately flush with water, continue washing for 20 minutes, tell your teacher

• 2. Go to the restroom and rinse with water because the water is better there 

• 1. Close your eyes for 20 minutes

Describe the procedure for smelling a chemical.

• Stick your nose close to the vessel and breath deeply

• Point vessel away from face while gently fanning vapors towards nose

• Never smell a chemical

• Smell chemical as you would anything else

What type of footwear is required in the lab? 

• Shoes are optional 

• Hard-soled, covered shoes

• Sandals 

• Something in a low heel 

Eating and drinking is not permitted in the lab because:

• There would not be enough time to finish the experiment

• The storeroom serves terrible appetizers

• You could be poisoned

• The lab would become quite messy with this type of activity

What should be the very last function performed in the lab before you leave?

•  Bid the instructor farewell

• Make sure that all equipment has been cleaned and returned to its space

• Wash your hands
  

• Arrange a time with your lab partner for lunch

A student is allergic to a substance used in an activity. What should the student do?

• 1. Take some medication

• 2. Wear gloves

• 2. Tell another student

• Tell the science teacher

When using a Bunsen burner which of the following should you not do?

• 1. Leave your burner unattended 

• 2. Tie your hair back and have proper eye protection

• Immediately turn off your gas on the burner if the flame goes out

• 1. Remove all lose items and have a clear space around your Burner burner

Which scenario is appropriate behavior for the lab?

• 1. Bumping into your friend when they are holding a hot beaker of water because you are not paying attention. 

• 2. Playing with equipment in the drawers

• 2. Only using the striker to light your Bunsen burner

• 2. Putting trash in the sink/drawer that is closest to you