Lab Safety Quiz

When entering the lab, you should...

(select all that apply)

• Remove baggy clothing.

• Tie your hair back.

• Put on a hat.

• Remove your shoes.

• Wear close-toed shoes.

When can you perform a lab experiment on your own?

• Anytime.

• When you are sure it safe to do so.

• Only when given permission by the teacher.

• Never.

Before beginning a lab, you should...

• Clear everything from your lab area except necessary lab materials.

• Read through the lab instructions carefully.

• Ask the teacher about any questions you have.

• All of the above.

When equipment is broken or not working properly, what should you do?

• Quickly repair the equipment.

• Let your classmates know you shouldn't use the equipment.

• Tell your teacher immediately about the problem.

• Clean up the mess made from the broken equipment.

If you do not understand a direction or part

of a laboratory procedure, you should...

• Figure it out as you do the lab.

• Try several methods until something

  works.

• Ask the teacher before proceeding.

• Skip it and go on to the next part.

When is it okay to goof around in the lab?

• Never

• Sometimes

• Always

If you break glassware in the lab, you should...

• Tell the teacher.

• Clean it up on your own.

• Scream at the top of your lungs.

Which of the following things should you NEVER do?

• Leave a lit burner unattended.

• Point a test tube at yourself or another person.

• Drink lab chemicals.

• Listen to the teacher's instructions.

• Combine two chemicals without being instructed to do so.

If instructed to smell the liquid in a beaker, how should you do it?

• Stick your nose over the top of the beaker and inhale.

• Pour the liquid on a cotton ball and hold it to your nose.

• Hold your nose several inches away from the beaker and wave the smell to your face with your hand.

• You should never smell anything in a lab.

When leaving the lab, you should...

• take chemicals home to try experiments on your own.

• leave your space clean and clear.

• dump all chemical waste in the trash.

• dump all chemical waste down the drain.