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Lab Safety Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is okay to throw paper towels and used matches in the sink.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

It’s okay to grab a bunch of chemicals and mix them together just to see what will happen.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If you take more of a chemical than you need you should put the excess back into the stock bottle.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is appropriate attire (dress) for the lab?

a)

flip flops

b)

loose clothing

c)

closed toed shoes

d)

dangling jewelry

5.

What should you do if there is an accident in the science room?

a)

Tell the teacher

b)

Tell your lab partner only

c)

Don't tell anyone

d)

Only tell your friends on Instagram after school

6.

What should you do if you are unsure of the directions during the lab activity?

a)

Make your best guess

b)

Just don't do the lab

c)

Make up your own experiment

d)

Ask the teacher

7.

Which of these is allowed in the lab?

a)

Food

b)

Drink

c)

Chewing gum

d)

None of these

8.

If you are instructed to wear safety goggles, it really is okay to take them off during the experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

You should consider all chemicals ______ in the lab.

a)

dangerous

b)

safe

c)

edible

d)

fun to play with

10.
 After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be
a)
taken home
b)
dumped in the sink
c)
disposed of according to your instructor’s directions
d)
left at your lab station for the next class
11.
Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube 
a)
away from all people
b)
toward another classmate
c)
toward your lab partner
d)
toward yourself
13.
What is the best method for testing a substance for odors?
a)
Sticking your nose in the container and inhaling directly.
b)
Using your hand to carefully waft the odor towards your nose.
c)
Pushing it under your lab partner's nose and tell them to sniff. 
14.

Long hair in the laboratory must be -

a)

cut short

b)

held away from the experiment with one hand

c)

always neatly groomed

d)

tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band

15.

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory -

a)

to avoid eye strain

b)

to improve your vision

c)

only if you do not have corrective glasses.

d)

any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

16.
What does this GHS Symbol means?
a)
Corrosive
b)
Irritant
c)
Poison
d)
Carcinogenic
17.
What does this GHS symbol means?
a)
Acute Toxicity
b)
Corrosive
c)
Harmful/ Irritant
d)
Carcinogenicity
18.
What does this GHS symbol means?
a)
Acute Toxicity
b)
Carcinogenicity
c)
Poisonous
d)
Radioactive
19.
What does this GHS symbol means?
a)
Radioactive
b)
Carcinogenicity/ Aspiration Hazard
c)
Acute Toxicity
d)
Explosive
20.
What does this GHS symbol mean?
a)
Flammable
b)
Explosives
c)
Oxidising Agent
d)
Corrosive