Chapter 17 game 2

1.        The best way to document tool and tool mark evidence is to use: 

• casting

• radiology

• written description

• photography

1.        A mark or impression made by a tool when it is pressed against a softer surface is:

• abrasion mark

• indentation mark

• cutting mark

• none of these

1.        All evidence must be correctly labeled and processed.  Important information that must be recorded includes:

• where the evidence is found

• when the evidence was found and why it was collected

• who collected the evidence

• all of these

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1.        Abrasion marks are made by objects, which include:

• pliers

• axes

• knives

• all of these

1.        In his book entitled Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. William Maples describes a collection of bones belonging to the C.A. Pound Human Identification Lab in Florida.  These bones were the bones of:

• cows

• humans

• pigs

• sheep

1.        Types of casting materials include:

• Mikrosil

• AccuTrans auto-mix

• liquid silicone

• all of these

1.        An important feature of tools used in identification are serial numbers.  A serial number is a unique number assigned to an object for:

• identification purposes

• tool design info

• patent info

• none of these

1.        While photographing and recording tool mark evidence, the expert searches the surface of the tool mark for bits of foreign material using:

• electron microscope

• digital imaging

• oblique lighting

• none of these

1.        Historically, magnesium ribbon was burned to produce a white, powdery film of magnesium oxide to coat the surface of a tool. This technique was used to:

• determine if there was blood on the tool

• prepare highlights of details for photos

• determine whether steel, wood, or iron was transferred

• prepare a report regarding the weather conditions

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1.        Saw marks left on bones vary by the type of saw used. What type of saw leaves teeth-mark patterns of a tiny tick-tac-toe board with thousands of squares?

• handsaw

• chain saw

• stryker

• hacksaw