Bikini Bottom Lab Safety Quiz

What should you always wear when working with chemicals or other substances that might get into your eyes?

• Safety goggles

• Gloves

• Lab coat

• Face mask

Why is it important to wear safety goggles when working with chemicals?

• To protect your eyes from harmful substances

• To look stylish in the lab

• To keep your hair out of your face

• To avoid getting your hands dirty

What is Rule 2 for lab safety as shown in the image?

• Never reach across a flame.

• Always touch the flame to test its heat.

• Blow out the flame with your mouth.

• Light a flame with paper.

Why is it important to never reach across a flame in a laboratory setting?

• To avoid burning yourself or your clothing.

• To make the flame bigger.

• To cool down the flame.

• To clean the equipment.

If you need to get something from the other side of a lit flame, what should you do?

• Walk around the flame to reach it safely.

• Quickly reach over the flame.

• Blow out the flame with your hand.

• Ignore the flame and grab the object.

What should you do immediately if a chemical gets on your skin or clothing during a science experiment?

• Wipe it off with your hand

• Ignore it and continue working

• Immediately notify your teacher to find out what to do to clean it off

• Wait until the end of class to tell someone

If you see a classmate get a chemical on their clothing, what is the best action to take?

• Tell them to ignore it

• Help them hide it from the teacher

• Remind them to immediately notify the teacher

• Try to clean it off yourself without telling anyone

What should you never do when mixing or heating chemicals in a test tube?

• Look directly into the test tube

• Hold the test tube with tongs

• Mix the chemicals slowly

• Wear safety goggles

Why is it important not to look directly into a test tube when heating chemicals?

• Chemicals could splash or react unexpectedly and cause injury

• It makes the experiment take longer

• The test tube could break from your gaze

• It is considered rude in the laboratory

A student is heating a chemical in a test tube and wants to observe the reaction closely. What is the safest way to do this?

• Observe from the side of the test tube

• Look directly into the test tube

• Hold the test tube above your head

• Place your face close to the opening

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1