A 40 caliber gun means

the barrel diameter is 0.40 inches

the gun barrel is 4 inches wide

ballistics experts analyze all of the following EXCEPT

Type of firearm used and caliber aof the bullet

Check if the weapon was used in a previous crime

How many bullets were fired and the position of the shooter

Gunpowder is a mixture of which of the following compounds:

Nitrogen, charcoal, and potassium

What is the correct order of the evolution of firearms from oldest to youngest

matchlock weapons, muzzle loaders, breech loading

Matchlock weapons, breech-loading, muzzle-loaders

Breech-loading, muzzle loading, matchlock weapons

muzzle loading, matchlock weapons, breech loading

Length and depth of how far they go

What are rifling patterns?

Grooves cut in a spiral down the barrel

Marks preventing cartridge from shooting backwards

What are breechmarks?

Marks preventing cartridge from shooting backwards

Grooves cut in a spiral down the barrel

Unique markings on the cartridge

Firing pin impressions can

On the rim or the center of the cartridge

Appear on the top of the cartridge

Only on the rim of the cartridge

Only on the center of the cartridge

When collecting a firearms for evidence, always

Make sure the gun is not loaded

Put it straight into the evidence bag to ensure trace evidence does not fall off

Pick it up with a pencil or another object in the end of the barrel

Clean it first from any gunpowder residue

When recording information about a firearm at a crime scene, you must record:

the serial number, make, model, and caliper of the weapon

the make and model of the weapon

the caliper of the weapon and the serial number

the make, model, and caliper of the weapon. The serial number is usually not available until you check the database.

If blood is present on the firearm at the crime scene

Place the gun in a clean paper bindle to avoid mold growth

Wipe the blood from the firearm and then put it in an evidence bag

Make sure you put the firearm in a plastic bag to avoid mold growth

Abrasion marks occur when

Surfaces slide across one another

The tool is pressed against a softer surface

Along the edge of as a surface is cut

Indentation marks occur when

The tool is pressed against a softer surface

Surfaces slide across one another

Along the edge of as a surface is cut

A shoe impression can allow you to determine

The gait, height, and weight of a person

Sideways skid marks, produced when a vehicle turns faster than it can handle

Damage to tires that can show the area of impact

Form when a driver slams on the breaks suddenly

Saliva found in a bite mark can be considered ______. Bite marks are considered____.

Individual evidence, individual evidence

class evidence, individual evidence

individual evidence, class evidence

They included a wick that needed to be lit up by the shooter

The shooter needed to place the gunpowder by hand

They were safer than the current firearms

GSR (Gunshot Residue)

Should be collected as soon as possible

Occur when the explosion of gunpowder leaves a residue

Cannot be collected if the person washed his/her clothes

When collecting bullets

If the bullet is recovered from a body, the bullet must be air dried and wrapped in paper

If the bullet is recovered from a body, the bullet must be air dried and washed

If the bullet is recovered from a body, the bullet must be cleaned and washed

If the bullet is recovered from a body, the bullet must be cleaned and wrapped in paper

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Firearms came from the invention of gun powder from where?

England

China

General

USA

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

True or False: Ballistics has both class and individual evidence?

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does GSR mean?

Gunshot Residue

Gunshot Remains

Gummy Sugar Residue

General Service Routine

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why was rifling added to the barrels of guns?

To make bullets shoot straighter

To make bullets traceable at crime scenes

To make bullets go faster

To cause bullets to separate from the cartridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is left on the bullet after it exits the barrel?

Rifling and Striation patterns

Only Rifling

Only Striation Patterns

None of these

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Forensic Scientists can analyze the cartridge based on the location and indentation from the firing pin strike

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Forensic Scientists compare bullets from...

A Crime Scene bullet only

A test bullet only

A test bullet and a crime scene bullet

None of the

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UNIT 13: Ballistics, Impressions, Toolmarks

Firearms came from the invention of gun powder from where?

True or False: Ballistics has both class and individual evidence?

What does GSR mean?

Why was rifling added to the barrels of guns?

What is left on the bullet after it exits the barrel?

Forensic Scientists can analyze the cartridge based on the location and indentation from the firing pin strike

Forensic Scientists compare bullets from...

The long, metal tube that guides a projectile out of a firearm is the

What is the primary determining factor of the caliber of a bullet?

Which of the following studies the effects of a fire bullet, the cartridge and firearms?

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