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Physics - Lab Safety

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your lab partner burns themselves on a hot glue gun. What should you do first?

a)

get burn salve from the first aid kit and treat it.

b)

go to the school nurse NOW

c)

notify the teacher

d)

say nothing so you don't get in trouble

2.

When you walk in class one day, the teacher is in the hall and you see the glorious van de Graff generator. A classmate starts to turn it on. What should you do?

a)

Nothing. What happens will be seriously funny.

b)

Nothing. Other people aren't your problem. And this one is dumb enough to need to be removed from the gene pool

c)

You used it in class yesterday, so show them how to use it.

d)

Forcefully and firmly redirect them because the equipment is dangerous.

3.

How many infractions will cause you to lose your lab license?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

4.

The teacher is out of the room when class starts and there is a brand new slinky on the demo desk at the front. you love slikies and can actually do tricks. What should you do?

a)

Play with it! That's why it's out on the desk.

b)

The teacher wouldn't want most people to handle it, but since you can do tricks, entertain the class for a moment.

c)

Tuck it into the desk drawer so everyone else will leave it alone.

d)

Sit down and wait for the teacher to do the demo.

5.

You are looking for your teacher and walk into the chem lab just as a student drops a test tube full of KOH. A drop splashes in your eye and burning sensations is immediate the pain is literally, exquisite. What should you do?

a)

Go directly to the eye wash station and start rinsing

b)

Rinsie out your eye at the sink, then go the to the eye wash station.

c)

Stand under the safety shower and pull the handle down for a quick rinse.

d)

Yell for the teacher and make your way toward the eyewash.

6.

What are the most dangerous things in a physics lab?

a)

chemicals and glassware

b)

projectiles and glue guns

c)

vectors and scalars

d)

falling and projectiles

7.

A group spills a bit of coffee at a lab table and then leaves to go do the lab in the hallway. It's dripping on the floor. What should you do?

a)

Nothing. It's not your problem or your coffee.

b)

Notify the teacher.

c)

Lay a paper towel on it.

d)

Clean it up and notify the group that they owe you one.

8.

What's the primary problem with glue guns?

a)

They jam all the time.

b)

The gun and the glue can cause a nasty burn

c)

People forget to unplug them.

d)

They are cheap and overheat and can cause a fire.

9.

When does a physics lab actually begin?

a)

Before we get to the lab - reading the master sheet.

b)

When we walk into the lab.

c)

When the teacher arrives.

d)

When everyone is in goggles and aprons.

10.

What's the last thing you should do as you leave the lab?

a)

empty the trash

b)

wash down the table top

c)

arrange the equipment neatly for the next class

d)

tell your partner tht you've turned in the lab.

11.

Which of these should you not have in the lab?

a)

Bookbag

b)

master sheet

c)

A calculator

d)

closed toe shoes

12.

How many exits are there in the lab?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What is the fire blanket for?

a)

burning paper

b)

burning people

c)

electrical fires

14.

what does the big red button on the wall of the lab do?

a)

Shuts off the eye wash

b)

Shuts off the safety shower

c)

Shuts off the electricity and the gas

d)

Shuts off the wifi

15.

Which of these is the primary infraction in physics?

a)

burns

b)

meter stick ninjas

c)

playing with demo equipment

d)

falling down