Fingerprints

No two people have the exact same fingerprint.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which best describes fingerprint identification and their origin?

• it is a new science

• It was developed in 1910

• It has been around for a few deconds

• It has been around for centuries

What are the lines on your fingers that leave impressions called?

• follicle

• ridges

• print marks

• roots

How are fingerprints classified?

• pattern

• width

• finger

• length

Which of the following is not one of the 3 main types of fingerprint patterns?

• whorl

• loop

• arch

• swirl

What do you call the center of a loop or whorl

• delta

• core

• spiral

• follicle

What is the triangular region near a loop on a fingerprint?

• core

• delta

• ridge count

• swirl

What do you call the number of ridges from the core to the delta?

• ridge count

• ridge index

• core to delta count

• index

What is used to fingerprint people?

• Ten Card

• Fingerprint Analysis Card

• Digital Taker

• Hand Card

What do you call the detailed ridge characteristics that are used to help identify fingerprints?

• ridge pattern

• minutiae pattern

• fingerprint class

• pattern