Fingerprints I

What are the three main types of fingerprints?

• curls

• whorls

• arches

• hoops

• loops

Family members often share similar patterns of fingerprints.

• True

• False

We leave fingerprints due to the mix of __________ on our hands.

• oil and grease

• sweat and dust

• sweat and oil

• lotion and bacteria

There can be as many as _______ forks and dead ends found in each fingerprint.

• 50

• 30

• 100

• 25

There are _________ fingerprints in the world with a quadrillion variations.

• 8 billion

• 80 million

• 80 billion

• 8 million

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

When a baby is developing in their mother's womb, they begin to form pads on their hands and feet called ______ pads.