day 2 Science Department Safety Quiz

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When you are ready to put a chemical into your beaker you should:

• Use a scoop to place it in the beaker
• Taste it to make sure you have the right chemical
• Put any leftover chemicals back in their original stock bottles
• Pick up the chemicals by pinching them between your fingers

When is it safe to have food in a science room?

• Always
• Never
• Only on days you are not working in the lab
• It is okay to eat in a science room away from lab stations

When cleaning up after finishing a lab, always take your waste chemicals and

• Throw the in the trash
• Dump them in the sink
• Put them where your teacher instructs you to
• Just leave them on the lab table for someone else to use

The correct way to move about in the lab is to

• Run
• Walk
• Hurry
• Skip

Playing (as opposed to working) in the lab or bothering someone else is:

• Always against the rules
• All right now and then
• Not dangerous
• Okay as long as you're getting your lab done

You are not sure if a beaker contains water or ether. You want to test its odor so you should:

• Put your nose directly over the beaker and take a big sniff
• Waft the fumes toward you
• Put your nose over the beaker and take little sniffs
• You should never test a chemical's odor because of the danger

When you work with laboratory chemicals, loose clothes and jewelry must be:

• Made of non-flammable materials
• Left hanging loose
• Fastened out of the way or removed
• Left on and alone

Laboratory aprons are for

• When you wear your best clothes to school
• Wiping your hands on
• Other people to hang up for you
• The protection of you and your clothes

If acid gets on your skin or clothes, wash at once with

• A strong base
• Soap and a little bit of water
• Plenty of running water
• Olive oil