Lab Safety Quiz

Long hair must be secured to the back of your head.

• True

• False

What should you maintain in your lab work area?

•  A clean and tidy work space.

• Chemicals spread all around you.

• Lots of food and drink.

•  A messy work space.

What should you NEVER do in the lab?

• Mess around with your friends.

• Play practical jokes on people.

• Run while holding a beaker with chemicals.

• All of these.

Never heat a chemical unless instructed to do so.

• True

• False

Always point a test tube or bottle that is being heated towards you and others.

• True

• False

What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?

•  Run out of the classroom.

• Immediately contact your teacher.

• Leave it where it is without telling anyone.

• Touch it to see if it is safe.

When smelling a liquid you should

• inhale deeply

• use a fan

• waft the odor toward you

• pour it on the table

Why should you not eat or drink in a lab? 

• Because you might spill something.

• Because it's unprofessional

• To avoid distracting others 

• To avoid potential ingestion or contact with harmful substances 

What should you do if you are using electricity or anything with batteries during class?

• Keep your lab area away from water

• Keep your hands dry

• Keep your lab supplies dry

• All of above

If you don't understand the instruction or part of a lab procedure, you should...

• Skip it and go to the next part

• Figure it out as you do the lab

• Try several methods until something works

• Ask the teacher before you start