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Lab Safety Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 
a)
taste
b)
touch
c)
smell
d)
all of the above
2.
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.
3.
What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?
a)
Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.
b)
Run screaming out of the room.
c)
Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.
d)
Immediately ask to go to the restroom.
4.
Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of
a)
older students.
b)
transfer students.
c)
each and every student.
d)
only the teacher.
5.
When in the lab you should wear...
a)
open-toed shoes.
b)
sandals.
c)
closed-toes shoes.
d)
no shoes.
6.
Which of the following IS considered safety equipment in our classroom?
a)
Eyewash Station
b)
Emergency Shower
c)
Fire Extinguisher
d)
All of the Above.
7.
You should report accidents to the teacher __.
a)
after the class is over
b)
immediately 
c)
the following day
d)
never
8.
Labs are individual activities it is ok to ignore your group members and be the only one working. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which of the following are examples of dressing appropriately in the lab?
a)
Pulling long hair back
b)
Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals. 
c)
Wearing sandals
10.
You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.) The FIRST thing you should do is...
a)
visit the school nurse after class.
b)
see a doctor after school.
c)
tell the science teacher immediately.
d)
apply first aid to yourself.
11.
If you see a science experiment set up in the classroom...
a)
do not touch anything until instructed.
b)
immediately begin working on the lab.
c)
go and check all equipment.
d)
walk around and check each station.
12.
What should you do if you break glass in the lab?
a)
Tell the teacher.
b)
Sweep up the glass.
c)
Pick up the glass with your hands.
d)
Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.
13.
What is this science tool?
a)
sun glasses
b)
safety goggles
c)
hand lenses
d)
beaker
14.
If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should
a)
figure it out as you do the lab
b)
try several methods until something works
c)
skip it and go to the next part
d)
ask your teacher
15.
What safety device is this student missing?
a)
lab coat
b)
hair tie
c)
goggles
d)
all of the above
16.

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)

anytime chemicals, heat, glassware, or projectiles are

used.

17.

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.

18.

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, etc.

19.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the

classroom are:

a)

always against the rules.

b)

okay.

c)

not dangerous.

d)

okay if you are working alone.

20.

The following activity is permitted in the

laboratory:

a)

chewing gum

b)

eating

c)

drinking

d)

None of the above.

21.

All chemicals in the lab (including

foodstuffs and store-bought chemicals)

should be treated as if they could be

hazardous.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Work areas should be kept clean and

tidy.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Laboratory work may be started

immediately upon entering the

laboratory even if the teacher is not yet

present.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Never remove chemicals, specimens, or

other equipment from the laboratory.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Read all procedures thoroughly before

performing a laboratory investigation.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

It is okay to pick up broken glass with

your bare hands as long as the glass is

placed in the trash can.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

You are allowed to enter the chemical

preparation/storage area any time you

need to get an item.

a)

True

b)

False