8th Grade Quarterly 1

If a fire starts in the lab, cover the fire with

• water

• baking soda

• trash can

• fire blanket

What scientific tool is shown?

• telescope

• hand lens

• magnifying glass

• microscope

When you are heating a ____, always point it away from others and yourself.

• solid

• test tube

• beaker

• flask

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is called _____.

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• experiment

• observation

Never use glassware that is ____, or broken.

• hot

• clear

• new

• cracked

Know the location of and how to use ____ in the classroom.

• chemicals

• acids

• safety equipment

• beakers

Which tools are used to measure length?

• beaker and graduated cylinder

• measuring tape and meter stick

• measuring tape and hand lens

• meter stick and balance

Accidents in the lab are usually a result of

• carelessness

• playing

• not following procedures correctly

• ignoring warnings

• all of the above

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an _____.

• conclusion

• inquiry

• observation

• scientific method

Which tools are used to measure mass?

• measuring tape and meter stick

• beaker and hand lens

• balance and spring scale

• balance and beaker