5 Laboratory Apparatuses and Techniques

Question 1

thin tube of glass that is used to hold small amounts of material during experiments

Answer 1

test tube

Question 2

cylindrical container with a lip; used for heating, stirring, and pouring materials in the lab

Answer 2

beaker

Question 3

lab flask used for stirring and heating solutions

Answer 3

erlenmeyer flask

Question 4

lab flask with thin opening and wide, spherical base; designed to measure volume

Answer 4

volumetric flask

Question 5

tube that is wide at the top, narrow at the bottom, used for pouring substances into small openings

Answer 5

funnel

Question 6

tall, narrow container used for measuring volumes of liquid in the lab

Answer 6

graduated cylinder

Question 7

instrument used for measuring + indicating the temp of a substance

Answer 7

thermometer

Question 8

simple lab tool used for mixing, scraping, transferring materials

Answer 8

spatula

Question 9

lab instrument used for transferring small amounts of liquid

Answer 9

dropper

Question 10

thin tube for transferring very precise volumes of liquid

Answer 10

pipette

Question 11

open container used for weighing substances in the lab

Answer 11

watch glass

Question 12

shallow, circular dish for growing cultures of microbes

Answer 12

petri dish

Question 13

simple tool for crushing and grinding materials into power/paste

Answer 13

mortar and pestle

Question 14

grabbing and transporting materials that cannot be directly held

Answer 14

tongs

Question 15

metal stand with a clamp, used to hold glass containers in the lab

Answer 15

ring stand

Question 16

small, adjustable, open-flame gas burner used in labs

Answer 16

bunsen burner

Question 17

lab safety station designed to wash chemicals off of a person/out of a person’s eyes

Answer 17

shower and eyewash

Question 18

stand for holding multiple test tubes during experiments

Answer 18

test tube rack

Question 19

electrical tool used to measure the acidity and alkalinity of a substance

Answer 19

pH meter

Question 20

lab instrument for measuring mass

Answer 20

analytical balance

Question 21

flat surface w/ heating element that is to heat up substances evenly

Answer 21

hot plate

Question 22

electric device that rotates a magnetic bar in order to stir a solution in the lab

Answer 22

magnetic stirrer

Question 23

lab instrument for observing microscopic materials and organisms

Answer 23

microscope

Question 24

personal protective equipment worn to protect wearers against lab hazards

Answer 24

PPE