Lab Safety Quiz 1B – 7th Grade

What should you always wear to protect your eyes in the lab?

• Sunglasses

• Safety goggles

• Reading glasses

• No glasses

If you spill a chemical on your skin, what’s the FIRST thing you should do?

• Tell your friend

• Ignore it

• Wash it with water immediately

• Wipe it with paper towels

When you finish using lab equipment, you should…

• Leave it on the counter

• Throw it away

• Put it back where it belongs

• Give it to another student

Which of these is NOT safe in the lab?

• Tying back long hair

• Eating food during the experiment

• Following your teacher’s directions

• Wearing a lab coat

Before starting an experiment, you should always…

• Read the directions carefully

• Guess what to do

• Ask a friend

• Start mixing chemicals

What is the correct way to smell a chemical?

• Put your nose right over it

• Wave your hand to waft the smell

• Take a deep sniff

• Don’t smell it at all

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Pick it up with your hands

• Tell the teacher immediately

• Hide it

• Step over it

Food and drinks in the lab are…

• Allowed if you are careful

• Not safe at all

• Only allowed after the lab

What should you wear to protect your hands when handling hot items?

• Gloves or tongs

• Bare hands

• Paper towels

• Plastic bags

Running in the lab is…

• Fun and safe

• Dangerous and not allowed

• Allowed if no one is watching

• Only for emergencies