Safety Quiz

You have been injured in the laboratory. The first thing you should do is:

• visit the school nurse
• see a doctor after school
• tell the teacher immediately
• find a first aid kit yourself

When picking up materials that have been heated, you should:

• use tongs or heat-protective gloves
• set them aside to cool
• pick them up with caution
• all of the above are correct ways to handle heated materials

When working with volatile (flammable or explosive) substances, you should:

• work around open flames
• put your head into the fume hood
• take the substances outside of the lab
• always work in a well-ventilated area

If a laboratory fire starts, immediately:

• notify the teacher
• run for the fire extinguisher
• throw water on the fire
• open the windows

Anytime you are working with chemicals, you should:

• dump them in the sink when you are done
• mix them together randomly
• be careful transferring them from one part of the lab to another
• take twice as much in case you spill some

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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

• toward yourself
• toward your lab partner
• toward another classmate
• away from all people

Which of the following items should NEVER be worn in the chemistry lab: (Choose all that apply)

• long, loose hair
• chemical apron
• safety goggles
• open-toed shoes

If a chemical gets into your eye, the best course of action is to:

• immediately flush your eye with running water from the eyewash station for 20 minutes
• finish what you are doing, and if possible, splash some water in your eye
• rub your eye to see if you can make it feel better
• none of the above are correct ways to handle the situation

If an acid should spill on your clothing, you should:

• wipe it off immediately with a paper towel
• remove the clothing immediately
• ignore it until you are finished
• spill some base on your clothing

When you have finished your work: (Choose all that apply)

• check to see that the gas and water are turned off and everything is unplugged
• leave everything out, the teacher will clean up
• throw everything in the sink
• wash your hands with soap and water

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7