1. When working in a laboratory, safety becomes a primary concern. Which of these is NOT a piece of safety equipment for a laboratory?
a) goggles
b) gloves
c) eyewash
d) crucible
The correct answer is d) crucible
2. At the start of a laboratory experiment, which of these pieces of equipment could be used to perform the critical step of sterilizing your equipment?
a) fume hood
b) autoclave
c) hot plate
d) ionometer
The correct answer is b) hot plate
3. When your laboratory experiment requires the use of an open flame, which of these pieces of equipment will you use?
a) Wilhelmy plate
b) Geiger counter
c) Bunsen burner
d) McLeod gauge
The correct answer is c) Bunsen burner
4. Which of these small cylindrical containers, usually open at one end and rounded at the bottom, is a type of glassware often found in a laboratory?
a) stopcock
b) test tube
c) beaker
d) bottle
The correct answer is b) test tube
5. Which of these laboratory items could also be found in a furnace, car, or coffee maker?
a) oil
b) filter
c) funnel
d) blender
The correct answer is b) filter
6. Some laboratory experiments produce results too small to be seen by the human eye. What device might be used to view the results?
a) oscilloscope
b) scoopula
c) hydrometer
d) microscope
The correct answer is d) microscope
7. Also found in many kitchens, which of these laboratory tools could be used to crush solids into a powder?
a) agar plate
b) thermometer
c) tongs
d) mortar and pestle
The correct answer is d) mortar and pestle
8. Which of these laboratory dishes would be filled with agar to grow cultures?
a) hose barb
b) real-time PCR instrument
c) rubber policeman
d) Petri dish
The correct answer is d) Petri dish
9. If a laboratory experiment needs to separate substances of differing densities, which of these rotary tools could be used?
a) accelerometer
b) centrifuge
c) spectrometer
d) gyroscope
The correct answer is b) centrifuge
10. One piece of laboratory equipment used often is a scale where the left and right sides are balanced to achieve the measurement. What, exactly, does this measure?
a) weight
b) neither
c) mass
d) both
The correct answer is c) mass
General Awareness: Laboratory Labors Quiz
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