Quiz Bee 1

You are inside the Laboratory and you saw this sign. What does it mean?

• Oxidizing

• Fire

• Flammable

• Bonfire

There are four classes of fires. Before you extinguish a fire, you need to make

sure you identify the type of fire; otherwise, you might make things worse.

While working on the Laboratory you saw a fire in a storage room where combustible metals like magnesium or potassium were kept. Identify the class of fire.

• Class A

• Class B

• Class C

• Class D

This kind of spill can be cleaned up by laboratory personnel without putting themselves or others at risk.

• Minor

• Major

This flask holds solids or liquids that may release gases during a reaction or that are likely to splatter if stirred or heated.

• Florence Flask

• Beaker

• Erlenmeyer Flask

• Test Tube

This is used to manually stir solutions. It can also be used to transfer a single drop of a solution.

• Glass Stir Rod

• Spoon

• Aluminum Stir Rod

• Spatula

These are used to weigh solids that will be transferred to another vessel.

• Weighing Beam

• Weighing Machine

• Weighing Boat

• Weighing Scale

These are used for the heating of nonvolatile liquids and solids.

• Gas Burner

• Metal Burner

• Bunsen Burner

• Liquid Burner

It measures and delivers exact volumes of liquids.

• Graduated Cylinder

• Beaker

• Pipet

• Mohr's Pipet

These are used to secure test tubes, distillation columns, and burettes to the ring stand.

• Iron Ring

• Utility Clamp

• Test Tube Holder

• Tongs

These are used to light Bunsen burners.

• Lighter

• Candle

• Striker

• Match