Forensics - Ballistics Pre-Assessment

Yearly US firearms fatality statistics include police incidents, suicide, and accidents.

• True

• False

_______ is the science that studies the motion of objects (such as bullets and rockets, but also baseballs) that are forced to move forward through the air.

• Gunsmithing

• Kinesiology

• Ballistics

• Rocket science

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

In firearms ballistics, speed is measured in

• Feet per second (FPS)

• Miles per hour (MPH)

• Kilometers per hour (KPH)

• Light years

Which type of ammunition causes more trauma and a larger wound channel?

• Full metal jacket (FMJ)

• Bird shot

• Hollow points

• BB's

What does the gun's firing pin strike that causes a bullet cartridge to discharge?

• Gun powder

• Primer cap

• Projectile

• Brass

What type of weapon would this be from?

• Shotgun

• Pistol

• Rifle

• Bazooka

With a semiautomatic firearm, holding the trigger down will cause fast automatic fire.

• True

• False

What causes a bullet to spin?

What would causes this soot-like material found on a shooting victim?

• Melting of material from heat

• Carbon and gunpowder residue

• Transfer of dye from another material

• Fire

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Firearms found at a crime scene are typically unloaded for safety during transport.

• True

• False