Tire Track Evidence

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

• class and individual

• individual

• circumstantial

• class

Individual characteristics are unique identifiers observed only on an individual’s footwear or tire tread. Which of the following is an accurate list of individual characteristics?

• Brand, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

• Size, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

• Tread design, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

• Cuts, scratches, size, and wear patterns

• Cuts, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

You can determine wheel base from__________.

• Tire Track Evidence

• Tire Size

• Tire Impression

• Tire Brand

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

Shoe and tire marks impressed into soft earth can be best preserved by: 

• photographing and casting with dental stone

• photographing and then use of the electrostatic lifting technique.

• It is not possible to accurately preserve such markings

• dusting with powder

Which of the following is a primary method for collecting tire track evidence at a crime scene?

• Photographing the tracks

• Using a metal detector

• Collecting soil samples

• Measuring the depth of the tracks

What type of evidence can tire track patterns provide in forensic investigations?

• Class evidence

• Individual evidence

• Both class and individual evidence

• Neither class nor individual evidence

Which scientific principle is primarily used to analyze tire track impressions?

• Newton's Third Law of Motion

• Principle of Superposition

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Principle of Friction

When analyzing tire track evidence, what is the significance of the tread pattern?

• It helps determine the vehicle's speed

• It can identify the tire brand and model

• It indicates the tire's air pressure

• It reveals the vehicle's weight