WHMIS and HHPS
Scientific Names
Elements
Types of Chemicals
100
What are WHMIS and HHPS symbols used for?
To tell you quickly about the dangers of a chemical product.
100
What is the scientific name of salt?
Sodium chloride
100
True or false: The periodic table show every single element we know about
True
100
What does it mean if a chemical is "hazardous"?
It means it's dangerous
200
True or False: WHMIS pictures and HHPS pictures are the same thing.
False - WHMIS pictures tell you what the picture is, and HHPS pictures tell you how dangerous something is
200
What is the scientific name of vinegar?
Acetic acid
200
What is the name of the picture with all the elements?
Periodic table
200
What are the four types of chemicals?
Acids, bases, fuels, and oxidizers
300
What does this WHMIS symbol mean?
Gas under pressure
300
What is the common name of hydrochloric acid?
Muriatic acid
300
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
300
What is an acid?
A strong chemical that can burn you. These are often found in batteries.
400
True or false: Chemicals with this WHMIS symbol can be stored next to your heater or kitchen stove.
False
400
What is glucose, and where would you use it?
Glucose is sugar, it's used in food
400
The element with the chemical symbol W is also known as...
Tungsten
400
What is an oxidizer?
A chemical that can make fires burn bigger and more strongly
500
What is the full meaning of this symbol? Use both the WHMIS and HHPS meaning.
Warning, health hazard
500
Why might someone use a scientific name instead of a common name?
To sound smarter, to be more specific, or to try and trick you.
500
The chemical magnesium fluoride is made of which two elements?
Magnesium and fluorine
500
At home, a student accidentally spills some drain cleaner on them. The drain cleaner burns their skin, but the student doesn't feel anything. This means that the drain cleaner is a...
The drain cleaner is a base