Agriscience Safety (Practice) Test
Completion
Complete each statement.
1. Before you begin to work and study in the lab, you must be aware of the ______and the practices needed to avoid injury.
2. You should always wear ______while you are conducting most laboratory exercises, to protect you from chemicals and from microorganisms.
3. Chemicals are ______according to how severe a hazard they present.
4. The term ______refers to a measure of how easy it is for a material to ignite and how rapidly it burns once it is ignited.
5. A ______blanket is a heavy blanket made of nonflammable material that is used to wrap around anyone whose clothing is burning.
6. The point at which a liquid turns to a gas or vapor is called the ______.
7. A clean, well-fitting ______coat should be worn over your clothes at all times when you are in the lab.
8. Footwear with raised ______are unacceptable in the lab.
9. One of the oldest types of gloves is the ______or natural rubber glove.
10. Glass can break into extremely sharp pieces called ______.
11. The term ______is used to describe scalpels and dissecting needles.
12. If you have a good deal of exposure to dangerous chemicals, you should use the safety ______located in the shop.
13. If you get a chemical or other foreign material in one or both of your eyes, flood the eyes by using the ______station.
14. A ______burner uses gas to produce an open flame.
15. At some point, you will probably grow bacteria on a culture in a ______dish.
Matching
Match the hazard with the correct color background.
a. / red / c. / yellowb. / blue / d. / white
____ 16. reactivity
____ 17. health hazard
____ 18. flammability
____ 19. specific hazard
Match each flammability rating with its corresponding description. Not all ratings will be used.
a. / 0 / d. / 3b. / 1 / e. / 4
c. / 2
____ 20. flash point < 100°F
____ 21. flash point > 200°F
____ 22. will not burn
Match each reactivity rating with its corresponding description. Not all ratings will be used.
a. / 0 / d. / 3b. / 1 / e. / 4
c. / 2
____ 23. explosive at room temperature
____ 24. unstable if heated, not violent
____ 25. shock and heat may detonate
Match each specific hazard code with its corresponding term.
a. / OX / d. / CORRb. / ACID / e. / NO WATER
c. / ALK
____ 26. use no water
____ 27. oxidizer
____ 28. corrosive
____ 29. acid
____ 30. alkali