Lab Safety / Equipment Quiz
Multiple Choice: /14
1. The following should be done before attending a lab session:
a. Prepared data tables for data collection
b. Completion of lab safety unit
c. Reading of the lab to be done
d. All of the above
2. The items which are appropriate lab wear are:
a. sandals and shorts
b. safety glasses and sandals
c. safety glasses and lab coat
d. lab coat and pocket protector
3. At the conclusion of a lab session, students should:
a. wash their hands
b. clean their work stations
c. clean and dry their lab equipment
d. all of the above
4. The proper method of testing the odour of an unknown chemical is to:
a. inhale the chemical deeply into your lungs
b. fan the fumes towards your nose
c. sniff the odour through one nostril
d. place your nose directly over the chemical
5. You may do experiments that :
a. are unsafe
b. seem safe
c. are done on your own
d. are approved by your teacher
6. When you are in a lab you should :
a. sing loudly
b. work quietly at your station
c. chew gum
d. check on other groups periodically
7. In the lab, you are not allowed to :
a. stand while your work
b. wear socks only
c. tie up your hair
d. wear cotton shirts
8. In the lab, you are not allowed to :
a. move around and see other experiments
b. put broken glass in the garbage
c. work without permission from the teacher
d. all of the above
9. Which one of the following would NOT be used to boil water:
a. graduated cylinder
b. Erlenmeyer flask
c. Florence flask
d. beaker
10. A piece of equipment which would be used to measure volume is:
a. a thermometer
b. a triple beam balance
c. a graduated cylinder
d. an equal arm balance
11. Lucy was using the triple beam balance during an experiment. She was measuring :
a. volume
b. size
c. mass
d. height
12. You should do the following if you are burned:
a. run and scream that you are burned
b. run cold water over the area for 15 minutes
c. get cream and place on the burned area
d. let the area dry
13. Fanning strong vapors towards you is a good technique because :
a. it is easier to identify the chemical
b. there will be less waste of the liquid
c. fumes can damage the tissues of your nose and lungs
d. this method protects the label on the bottle
14. Which of the following is NOT used as a fire safety equipment:
a. fire blanket
b. fire extinguisher
c. eyewash bottle
d. used match container
Lab Safety / Equipment Quiz
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Short Answer: (27 marks)
1. List the 3 steps involved with the laboratory procedure: (3marks)
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
2. Fill in the missing parts to the formal lab write up guidelines: (6 marks)
1.Title
2.
3. Background Information
4. Hypothesis
5.
6. Pre-lab Work
7.
8.
9. Data
10.
11. Conclusion
12.
13. Bibliography
3. Provide a description of the following parts of the lab write up: (2 marks)
a. hypothesis
b. background information
4. What does WHMIS stand for? (1 mark)
5. What information does MSDS provide? (1 mark)
6. Name and describe the four main classes of fires: (4 marks)
1.
2.
3.
4.
7. What are the parts to the Fire Triangle? (1 mark)
8. What type of extinguisher can put out Class A, B, C fires? (1 mark)
9. How would you symbolize the following consumer product labels (indicate the shape and the
symbol) (3 marks)
1. Warning - Fire
2. Dangerous - Poisonous
3. Caution - corrosive
10. Write out the function of the following lab equipment: (5 marks)
1. Erlenmeyer Flask
2. Utility Clamp
3. Test tube holder
4. Scoopula
5. Mortar and Pestle