Forensic Science: Spring Final Review

small but measurable amount of physical or biological material.

• Antigen

• Cartilage

• Telogen

• Trace Evidence

means “after death”

• Postmortem

• Pre-mortem

• Rigormortis

• Catagen

Threadlike elements from fabric or other materials, such as rope or carpet

• Cartage

• Fibers

• Litter

• Ligature marks

Measurement which determines how light will refract within an object compared to how light travels in a vacuum.

• Medullary Index

• Refractive Index

• Reverse Index

• Light Index

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

An inorganic compound made of quartz sand and combined with other oxides

• Density

• Amorphous Solid

• Glass

• Isotropic

Process used to increase the strength of glass which entails compressing the surface of the glass and expanding the inside layers of the glass

• Borosilicate

• Tempering

• Anisotropic

• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Atoms and molecules within glass which are organized in a random structure similar to the molecular structure of a liquid

• Borosilicate

• Concentric Fractures

• Isotropic

• Amorphous Solid

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Begin at the site of impact and radiate outward based on the amount of force used to break the glass

• Radial Cracks

• Angle of Refraction

• Hot Stage Method

• Phase Contrast

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Used for comparison analysis; calculated by dividing mass by volume

• Angle of Refraction

• Density

• Snell’s Law

• Paint Extenders

Any piece of written work without confirmed authenticity

• Forgery

• Questioned Documents

• Counterfeiting

• Obliteration