Lab Safety
Measuring + Math
Vocabulary
Sig Figs
Scientific Notation
100
When should you eat or drink in lab?

Never

100

What's the tool we use to most precisely measure volume?

Graduated cylinder

100

Define flammability

How easy it is for something to catch fire

100

How many sig figs in this number: 0.001090

4

100

What's my BASE number for scientific notation

10

200

What's the fume hood used for?

Removing toxic vapors

200

What's the volume?

25.8 mL

200

What's the formula for density?

Density = Mass / Volume

200

In addition and subtraction, do I focus on sig figs or place value?

Place value

200
If I have a negative exponent, do I move the decimal left or right?

Left

300

What do you need to have on when working with glassware?

Goggles

Bonus point: closed toed shoes

300

What's my percent yield if:

Known: 8.53

I got: 7.4

87%

300

Define inert

Not reactive

300

In multiplication and division, do I focus on sig figs or place value?

Sig figs

300

Which number is bigger and WHY

1.87 x 10-4 or 1.2 x 10-2

1.2 x 10-2

Bigger the exponent, bigger the number (-2 > -4)

400

What should I use if somebody's shirt catches on fire?

Fire blanket

400

What's my percent error if:

accepted = 9.81

I got = 9.97

1.63%

400

What's the difference between Accurate and Precise

Accurate = close to the goal / known

Precise = consistent / values close together

400

What's my answer:

12.01 / 2.3

5.2

400

What's this number in standard form?

4.502 x 105

450200

500

What are 3 things I should do if we have to evacuate lab?

Turn off burners/flames

Close containers

Turn off gas

500

Calculate the student's grade if they have:

19/20 - formative     23/25 - formative

14/16 - summative   8/10 - summative

Approx. 85.5%

500

What's the difference between: Independent Variable and Dependent Variable

Independent = what you change; x axis

Dependent = responds; y axis

500

What's my answer:

12.01+16.999+13.03+20

60

500

Write this number in scientific notation:

0.0004060700

4.0607 x 10-4

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