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Science Lab Rules & Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?

a)

To improve your vision

b)

To make you look like a bug

c)

To give you headaches

d)

To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware

2.

If a lab fire erupts, immediately:

a)

Notify (or tell) your teacher

b)

Run and scream

c)

Throw water at the fire

d)

Open the windows

3.

During a lab, if glass breaks or is chipped, you should

a)

pick it up

b)

tell your lab partner to clean up the glass

c)

tell your teacher right away

d)

keep using the broken glassware

4.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

a)

left at your lab station for the next class

b)

disposed of according to your teacher's directions

c)

dumped in the sink

d)

taken home

5.

The following activity is permitted in the laboratory

a)

chewing gum

b)

eating

c)

drinking

d)

None of the above

6.

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

a)

loose clothing

b)

dangling jewelry

c)

sandals

d)

All of the above

7.

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

a)

helpful

b)

allowed

c)

dangerous

d)

the quickest way to do a job.

8.

A group of 4th graders was dissecting a flower. One ate a petal and dared another to do so too. What safety rule is being broken?

a)

Never eat, drink, or sniff anything in a science investigation

b)

Tie back your hair

c)

Keep your work area clean

d)

dispose of extra supplies in designated containers

9.

When smelling a liquid you should

a)

inhale deeply

b)

waft the odor toward you

c)

use a fan

d)

pour it on the table

10.

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

a)

When working with chemicals

b)

When working with a Bunsen burner

c)

When doing dissections

d)

Any time you are working in the lab

11.

To look at something very closely in order to find out what it is

a)

Observe

b)

Predict

c)

Evidence

d)

Interpret

12.

To predict what is going to happen; an educated guess

a)

Data

b)

Investigate

c)

Communicate

d)

Hypothesis

13.

To try to find its length, width, height, volume, mass, and temperature

a)

Record

b)

Measure

c)

Communicate

d)

Data

14.

Information about the experiment, evidence, facts, or research/notes

a)

Data

b)

Observe

c)

Measure

d)

Infer

15.

A way to find proof of anything; information that tends to prove or disprove something

a)

Question

b)

Evidence

c)

Observe

d)

Reasoning

16.

To study and observe something; to look at something and find the answer/problem

a)

Conclude

b)

Evidence

c)

Investigate

d)

Data

17.

To finish an experiment; look at the results based on the data

a)

Conclude/Conclusion

b)

Interpret

c)

Question

d)

Communicate

18.

To videotape, write it down, or take notes

a)

Evidence

b)

Record

c)

Measure

d)

Investigate

19.

To talk about the investigation; to talk about the results; to discuss ideas/observations

a)

Data

b)

Question

c)

Observe

d)

Communicate

20.

To inquire about matter; to inquire about the natural world

a)

Investigate

b)

Observe

c)

Question

d)

Data