Science Safety Quiz

1. If a fire erupts, immediately _________________________.

• notify the teacher.

• run for the fire extinguisher.

• throw water on the fire.

• open the windows.

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

• 1. Loose clothing 

• 1. Dangling jewelry

• 1. Sandals

• All of the above.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are__________________. 

• always against the rules.

• okay.

• not dangerous.

• okay if you are working alone.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc.). First you should ______.visit the school nurse after class.

• visit the school nurse after class.

• see a doctor after school.

• tell the teacher.

• apply first aid yourself.

1. If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell who? 

• 1. the principal. 

• your lab partner.

• your best friend in the class.

• the teacher.

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always_____________.

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

• 1. wipe your hands on a towel.

• 1.  wipe your hands on your clothes.

The following activity is permitted in the laboratory:

• 1. chewing gum 

• eating

• drinking

• None of the above

1. Long hair in the laboratory must be ________________________. 

• 1. cut short.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

• held away from the experiment with one hand.

• always neatly groomed.

Before you leave the science room, you should _______________.

• 1. clean your work area and equipment. 

•  return all equipment to the proper storage area.

• wash your hands with soap and water.

• All of the above.

Read all procedures thoroughly before performing a laboratory investigation.

• True

• False