Lab Safety Practice Quiz

It is OK to touch chemicals in the lab as you enter the room. You do not need to wait for instructions.

• true

• false

It is OK to goof off in the lab as long as you have finished your experiment.

• true

• false

If you get a piece of glassware that is chipped or cracked, what should you do?

• throw it in the trash can

• let your teacher know

• use it anyway

• smash it on the floor

Which of these is acceptable attire in the lab?

• shorts, tank top, and flip flops

• jeans, crop top, and dangly jewlery

• long pants, tennis shoes, lab coat, and goggles

• eye glasses, long loose hair, and sleeveless shirt

What is Fredy doing wrong in this picture?

• drinking from glassware

• horseplay

• setting something on fire

• stealing

What is Lindsey doing wrong?

• not paying attention

• not wearing goggles

• long loose hair

• all of these

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the test tube ________.

• Toward yourself.

• Toward your lab partner.

• Toward another classmate.

• Away from all people.

The following footwear is required in the lab ________.

• Sandals.

• Open-toe shoes.

• Closed-toe shoes.

• Shoes appropriate for the weather.

True or False:

Return all unused chemicals to their original containers.

• True

• False

( Fill in the blank) Long hair should be ____________ in the laboratory.

• tied back

• cut

• down

• curled