Last Lab Safety Quiz

Before you leave the science room, you should...

• clean your work area and equipment.

• wash your hands with soap and water.

• return all equipment to the proper storage area.

• All of the above.

The following activity is permitted in the laboratory:

• chewing gum

• drinking

• eating

• None of the above.

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always...

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wipe your hands on a towel.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell...

• the principal.

• your best friend in the class.

• your lab partner.

• the teacher.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the lab classroom are...

• always against the rules.

• not dangerous.

• okay.

• okay if you are working alone.

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a laboratory activity?

• loose clothing

• sandals

• dangling jewelry

• All of the above.

Long hair in the laboratory must be...

• cut short.

• always neatly groomed.

• held away from the experiment with one hand.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc.). First, you should...

• visit the school nurse after class.

• tell the teacher at once.

• see a doctor after school.

• apply first aid yourself.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be...

• left at your lab station for the next class.

• dumped in the sink.

• disposed of according to your teacher's directions.

• taken home.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should...

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• ask the teacher before proceeding.

• try several methods until something works.

• skip it and go on to the next part.