Lab Safety, Lab Journaling, and Hazards vs. Precautions Test

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Lab Safety, Lab Journaling, and Hazards vs.
PrecautionsTest
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1. Safety goggles are worn..

1. Only when something is being heated.
2. Only if they do not cause headaches.
3. Only when the teacher is looking
4. During activities that may be harmful to your
   eyes, such as when using heat or chemicals.

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2. When finished with a lab activity, which of
the following should be done?

1. Pour used chemicals back into the storage
   containers.
2. Everyone cleans up the lab area.
3. Copy your lab partners answers.
4. Put your goggles on.

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3. If your partner cuts himself, you should....

1. Tell the teacher
2. Go get a band-aid yourself
3. Clean the cut for your partner
4. Run immediately to the nurse

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4. The best way to prevent poisoning is....

1. Dont eat or drink in the lab area.
2. Wash your hands with soap and water when finished
   with a lab.
3. Keep hands away from face, eyes, and mouth.
4. All of the above.

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5. Wafting means....

1. Take a deep breath of air.
2. Taking a deep smell from the container during a
   lab.
3. Waving the fumes from the container towards your
   face with your hand.
4. Using dangerous chemicals.

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6. If you do not understand directions during an
experiment, you should ask your teacher.

1. True
2. False

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7. A little bit of horseplay during a lab is
permitted, just dont get too carried away.

1. True
2. False

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8. If you accidently break a glass container
during a lab, you should...

1. Clean it up immediately
2. Tell your partner to clean it up.
3. Find a custodian or janitor
4. Tell your teacher

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9. A laboratory apron will protect you and your
clothing from chemical spills.

1. True
2. False

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10. When entering a classroom, you see a table
set up with goggles, scissors, some leaves, and
two beakers. What should you do next?

1. Turn on the water faucet and fill up the beakers.
2. Cut the leaves into small pieces to prepare for
   the experiment.
3. Dont touch anything and wait for the teacher to
   give instructions.
4. Organize the lab equipment so everything is ready
   to begin.

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11. Which of these is the least safest to use
during a lab?

1. Solar powered calculator
2. Glass hand lens
3. Thermometer at 40 C
4. Cracked glass beaker

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12. If you are assigned to be the safety person
for your group, which of the following can you
try to correct for your group without telling the
teacher?

1. Spilling a chemical solution
2. Forgetting safety goggles
3. A student getting a small cut
4. A broken thermometer

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13. During a field investigation, students
observe different types of plants growing in a
wooded area. Safe behavior in this situation
would require students to....

1. Keep hand lenses clean
2. Wear safety goggles
3. Use nets to collect plants
4. Avoid poison ivy

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14. Why do scientist keep lab journals....

1. So they can sell their ideas
2. So others can repeat their experiments and get
   the same results.
3. So they can remember what they did and go back to
   study it.
4. Both B and C

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15. Taking your shoes off in a lab

1. Hazard
2. Precaution
3. Both A and B

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Knowing where the fire extinguisher is in the a
lab.

1. Hazard
2. Precaution
3. Both A and B

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17. Carrying chemicals across the room without
goggles or gloves on

1. Hazard
2. Precaution
3. Both A and B