Science Laboratory Safety Quiz (Flinn)

When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should

• read all directions carefully to know what equipment is necessary.

• examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks.

• clean any glassware that appears dirty.

• All of the above.

If a lab experiment is not completed, you should

• discuss the issue with your instructor.

• sneak in after school and work alone.

• come in during lunch and finish while eating lunch.

• make up some results.

You want to place a piece of glass tubing into a rubber stopper after the tubing has been fire polished and cooled. This is best done by

• lubricating the tubing with water or glycerin.

• using a towel or cotton gloves for protection.

• twisting the tubing and stopper carefully.

• all of the above.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• try several methods until something works.

• ask the instructor before proceeding.

• skip it and go on to the next part.

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

• notify your instructor.

• run for the fire extinguisher.

• throw water on the fire.

• open the windows.

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.

• wipe your hands on a towel.

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules.

• okay.

• not dangerous.

• okay if you are working alone.

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

• the custodian.

• your lab partner.

• your best friend in the class.

• the science instructor.

If an acid is splashed on your skin, wash at once with

• soap.

• oil.

• weak base.

• plenty of water.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• left at your lab station for the next class.

• disposed of according to your instructor’s directions.

• dumped in the sink.

• taken home.