Lab Safety Quiz | 672 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately _________.

Run for the fire extinguisher.

Notify your instructor.

Throw water on the fire.

Open the windows.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the test tube ________.

Toward yourself.

Toward your lab partner.

Toward another classmate.

Away from all people.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Personal eyeglasses provide as much protection as ________.

A face shield.

Safety goggles/glasses.

Splash proof chemical goggles.

None of these.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The following footwear is required in the lab ________.

Sandals.

Open-toe shoes.

Closed-toe shoes.

Shoes appropriate for the weather.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or False:

Return all unused chemicals to their original containers.

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or False:

Chipped or cracked glassware is ok to use.

True

False

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

When should accidents be reported to the teacher?

if the injury is minor, it doesn't need to be reported

immediately, no matter how small

at the end of class

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

In what condition should the work areas should be kept?

As messy as you like - mess equals creativity.

Clean and tidy at all times

Clean and tidy if there is time, if not the next group will clean up.

With all your books, laptops and art materials on them, in case they are needed.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

When smelling a chemical, you should hold it away from your face and ____ the air toward your nose!

waft

drink

clean

fire

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

You should never ____ anything in the science lab without permission.

drink

equipment

read

fire

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

5 pts

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

When working with chemicals

When working with a Bunsen burner

When doing dissections.

Any time you are working in the lab.

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

5 pts

I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

5 pts

I will perform only those activities that have been authorized by the instructor.

True

False

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab.

taste

touch

smell

all of the above

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

guess

change lab partners

ask a teacher

just sit quietly and do nothing

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

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

helpful.

allowed

dangerous.

the quickest way to do a job.

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

What is the most important rule to follow in a science lab?

tie hair back

wear goggles

follow directions

get started right away

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

When you walk into the science lab, you see the experiment set up at your table. You should:

Start the experiment.

Pick up each of the pieces of equipment.

Wait for the teacher's directions.

Walk around the lab to see other experiment set-ups.

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