Forensic Science Tool Mark and Tire Impressions

A tire track is left sunk into the mud.  What type of impression is this?

• Patent
• Latent
• Plastic
• Lasting

What type of evidence is impression evidence?

• Class Only
• Individual Only
• Trace Only
• Class or Individual, depending on the characteristics

Which of the following describes the area of a tire tread that makes contact with the road?

• Groove
• Rib
• Ridge
• Valley

Tires provide investigators with two forms of evidence. They are ______________.

• tire marks and footprints

• tire tread patterns and ridgeology

• tire tracks and tire tread patterns

• tire tracks and speed tracks

Determining the brand of a tire found at a crime scene is ____________ evidence

• class and individual

• individual

• circumstantial

• class

Tires can develop unique marks from ______________ they endure on the road.

• patterns

• grooves

• treads

• damage

Many tire molds include wear __________.

• lines

• dots

• bars

• patterns

All tire impressions evidence can be _____________ in order to use investigate the tire tread.

• molded

• photographed

• casted

• removed

The track width is the distance from the center of the right tire to the center of the _______ tire.

Which of the following are examples of Tire Tread Pattern? Select all that apply.

• Brand of Tire

• Unique wear marks that match a specific tire

• Track width of the car

• The direction the car went