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Lab Safety
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hazard | A danger in the science lab that should be reported to the teacher |
| Waft | The way to smell things in a science lab; it is done by cupping your hand and fanning the smell towards your nose |
| Precaution | Steps taken by a student to be safe in the science lab |
| Meniscus | The curved surface of a liquid |
| Mass | A measurement of the amount of matter in something; it is measured with a triple beam or pan balance |
| Volume | Amount of space something takes up |
| Weight | Measurement of the effect of gravity on an object’s mass; it is measured with scale |