Lab Safety Test

Which of the following is NOT a safe lab practice?

• Keep chemicals, glassware, and other equipment away from the edge of the lab table.
• After removing glassware from a heat source touch it right away to see if it is cool.
• Report minor accidents to your lab supervisor and/or teacher.
• Carefully heat chemicals in a flask with teacher supervision.

Why is it important to know the names and appearances of lab equipment before doing laboratory work?

• So you score higher on the lab test.
• So you can quickly obtain your laboratory supplies before lab.
• So you can follow lab instructions clearly.

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• guess
• change lab partners
• ask a teacher
• just sit quietly and do nothing

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

I can perform an experiment of my own when:

• I am sure it is safe to do so.
• Whenever I want to.
• Only with permission from the teacher.
• Never.

You should wash your hands after

• touching a plant in the classroom.
• handling a class pet.
• working with chemicals
• All of the above.

If you see something in the classroom or laboratory that is dangerous, tell the teacher

• when you have time.
• at once.
• after class.
• after school

The MOST important thing in laboratory experiments is

• getting done first.
• getting the answer right.
• safety.
• penmanship (good handwriting)

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

• helpful.
• poor manners.
• dangerous.
• the quickest way to do a job.

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.
• Run madly out of the room.
• Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.
• Immediately ask to go to the restroom.