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

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

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

• molded

• photographed

• casted

• removed

What do you call the part of the tire that the orange arrow is poiinting to?

• tire groove

• tire ridge

• tire rib

• tire pattern

Tire manufacturer can be determined by_____________>

• Tire Track

• Tire Size

• Tread Depth

• Tire Impression

What type of impression is created when a tire rolls over a soft surface like sand or mud?

• Patent

• Latent

• Plastic

• Temporary

Which of the following is considered class evidence in tire impressions?

• Unique wear patterns

• Tread design

• Tire pressure

• Tire age

What scientific method is used to analyze tire tread patterns at a crime scene?

• Chromatography

• Spectroscopy

• Casting

• Microscopy