
Forensics Algor, Livor, & Rigor Mortis
Authored by Penny Dunning
Science
11th - 12th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
A body has been found strangled in the woods. It shows lividity on the lower abdomen, top of the buttocks, and back of the legs. Based on this evidence, the examiner estimates the body to have been dead for:
2-4 hours
6-8 hours
4-12 hours
2-16 hours
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following are factors that can affect rigor mortis?
temperature
activity before death
body weight
all of these
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
A body is found that shows no signs of rigor mortis. The body has been dead for ....
less than 2 hours or more than 24 hours
less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours
less than 24 hours or more than 48 hours
more than 36 hours
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which statement about decomposition is true?
an overweight person will decompose faster than a thin person
a buried body will decompose slower than an unburied body
decomposition will happen faster if the body is submerged in water
temperature does not affect the rate of decomposition
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
An elderly man is found dead in his car with the windows down. He has been missing for 2 days. The average temperature has been 36 degrees F. How would these factors affect lividity, rigor mortis, and algor mortis rates?
lividity - decreases
rigor - decreases
algor - increases
lividity - decreases
rigor - increases
algor - unaffected
lividity - decreases
rigor - unaffected
algor - increases
lividity - increases
rigor - increases
algor - increases
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NGSS.HS-PS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The cooling of body temperature after death is:
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The discoloration of a dead body caused by blood cells leaking hemoglobin is:
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