SLS Select Education Summer Quiz 🌞

Test your science knowledge and win a luxury hamper! Answer all 15 questions for a chance to be the winner!

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1. Which item should you always add to water, rather than adding water to it? (Required.)

A - Hydrochloric acid

B - Sodium chloride

C - Sugar

D - Food colouring

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2. You've just made up a fresh chemical solution. What's the most important thing to do before putting it on the shelf? (Required.)

A - Give it a good shake

B - Label it clearly

C - Put it in the biggest bottle available

D - Ask someone else what it is later

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3. Why should you never point a test tube at yourself or anyone else whilst heating it? (Required.)

A - It heats more slowly

B - The contents could suddenly boil and eject

C - It damages the glass

D - It wastes gas

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4. Which of these is usually the first clue that a practical hasn't gone quite to plan? (Required.)

A - A student quietly says, "Is this supposed to happen?"

B - The fire alarm goes off

C - Someone starts filming

D - All of the above

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5. What is the purpose of a fume cupboard? (Required.)

A - To keep chemicals warm

B - To store hazardous substances

C - To remove hazardous fumes from the breathing zone

D - To make experiments look more impressive

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6. What's the golden rule before disposing of any chemical waste? (Required.)

A - Pour it down the sink with lots of water

B - Mix it with another chemical

C - Check the disposal guidance on the Hazcards from CLEAPSS

D - Leave it for the next lesson

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7. Which gas makes up around 78% of Earth's atmosphere? (Required.)

A - Oxygen

B - Carbon dioxide

C - Nitrogen

D - Argon

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8. What's the first thing you should check if a Bunsen burner won't light? (Required.)

A - Whether the gas tap is on

B - If you've wished hard enough

C - Whether the room lights are too bright

D - If someone has hidden it as a prank

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9. Which famous scientist developed the periodic table? (Required.)

Isaac Newton

Marie Curie

Dmitri Mendeleev

Rosalind Franklin

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10. Which element has the chemical symbol Fe? (Required.)

Fluorine

Francium

Iron

Fermium

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11. What is your school's name? (Required.)

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12. What is your school email address? (Required.)

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13. What is your school postcode? (Required.)

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14. Would you like to subscribe to the SLS Select Education mailing list to receive regular offers, giveaways and competitions directly into your inbox?

Yes please!

Not right now thanks

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* 1. Which item should you always add to water, rather than adding water to it? (Required.)

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* 2. You've just made up a fresh chemical solution. What's the most important thing to do before putting it on the shelf? (Required.)

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* 3. Why should you never point a test tube at yourself or anyone else whilst heating it? (Required.)

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* 4. Which of these is usually the first clue that a practical hasn't gone quite to plan? (Required.)

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* 5. What is the purpose of a fume cupboard? (Required.)

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* 6. What's the golden rule before disposing of any chemical waste? (Required.)

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* 7. Which gas makes up around 78% of Earth's atmosphere? (Required.)

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* 8. What's the first thing you should check if a Bunsen burner won't light? (Required.)

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* 9. Which famous scientist developed the periodic table? (Required.)

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* 10. Which element has the chemical symbol Fe? (Required.)

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* 11. What is your school's name? (Required.)

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* 12. What is your school email address? (Required.)

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* 13. What is your school postcode? (Required.)

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* 14. Would you like to subscribe to the SLS Select Education mailing list to receive regular offers, giveaways and competitions directly into your inbox?

1. Which item should you always add to water, rather than adding water to it? (Required.)

2. You've just made up a fresh chemical solution. What's the most important thing to do before putting it on the shelf? (Required.)

3. Why should you never point a test tube at yourself or anyone else whilst heating it? (Required.)

4. Which of these is usually the first clue that a practical hasn't gone quite to plan? (Required.)

5. What is the purpose of a fume cupboard? (Required.)

6. What's the golden rule before disposing of any chemical waste? (Required.)

7. Which gas makes up around 78% of Earth's atmosphere? (Required.)

8. What's the first thing you should check if a Bunsen burner won't light? (Required.)

9. Which famous scientist developed the periodic table? (Required.)

10. Which element has the chemical symbol Fe? (Required.)

11. What is your school's name? (Required.)

12. What is your school email address? (Required.)

13. What is your school postcode? (Required.)

14. Would you like to subscribe to the SLS Select Education mailing list to receive regular offers, giveaways and competitions directly into your inbox?