Impressions: Footwear, Tire Tracks, & Soil

Multiple Choice

Which type of impression is usually hidden by the naked eye; visualized by chemical or physical development?

• Patent impressions

• Plastic Impressions

• Latent Impression

• all of these are correct

Multiple Select

2 Examples of individual evidence regarding footwear impressions include

• unusual wear pattern

• shoe size

• unique damages

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are not clues from shoe impressions?

• size & brand of footwear

• age

• weight of the wearer

• gender of the wearer

Poll

What factors affect wear patterns of shoes? (choose all that apply)

• Foot shape

• body weight

• type of shoes

• Holes/cuts is soles

Multiple Choice

What type of material is used to collect impressions

• cement

• clay

• plaster of paris

• jello

Multiple Select

What are the 3 types of class evidence for tire mark impressions? Select all that apply

• size of tire

• make of tire

• wear patterns

• tread pattern

Multiple Choice

When are tire mark impressions most important?

• where crime o

• crime scene entrances/exits

• vehicle collisions & accidents

• direction of travel

Multiple Choice

Name the term describing the distance from the center of the front axle to center of rear axle

• wheelbase

• track width

• axle distance

• drive line

Multiple Choice

Formed when vehicle travels in a curved path, produces tire squeal and tire smoke

• yaw marks

• skid marks

• tire scrub

• circular steer

Multiple Choice

Tire scrub.......

• forms during/immediately after impact

• can be used to determine area of impact

• due to force of impact on vehicle

• all of the above

Fill in the Blanks

The study of earth & soil science is

Multiple Choice

What percentage of the earth has soil that is suitable to support agriculture?

• 15%

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

Open Ended

What are 4 physical properties of soil?

Multiple Choice

When is soil considered class evidence?

• has unnatural ingredients

• contains seeds from a plant

• contains specific microorganisms

• has simple, generic characteristics

Open Ended

When is soil evidence considered individual?