Forensic Science Concepts and Principles

What is the main goal of forensic science?

• To predict future events.

• To watch events as they happen.

• To understand past events by looking at what's left behind.

• To create new scientific discoveries.

Forensic science is like which other type of science?

• Chemistry, which studies how things are made.

• Physics, which studies how things move.

• Archaeology, which studies old things to learn about the past.

• Biology, which studies living things.

The story of Zadig is important because it shows the first example of what?

• How to train animals.

• A detective solving a mystery using clues.

• A king losing his horse.

• How to write a novel.

In science, what does the "principle of correlation of parts" help us do?

• Predict the weather for the next day.

• Understand a whole animal from just a few parts, like teeth.

• Learn about how plants grow.

• Build new types of machines.

What does the Principle of Superpositioning help us understand about layers of materials?

• That all layers are the same age.

• That older layers are usually found on top of younger layers.

• That younger layers are usually found on top of older layers.

• That layers always mix together over time.

If a window is broken into many pieces, what does the Principle of Lateral Continuity help forensic scientists understand?

• That the glass pieces can be melted down and reused.

• That the pieces were once part of a single, continuous pane of glass.

• That the window was broken by a specific type of tool.

• That the glass will continue to break into smaller pieces.

What is the main difference between relative chronology and absolute chronology?

• Relative chronology tells us the exact date, while absolute chronology tells us if something is older or younger.

• Relative chronology tells us if something is older or younger, while absolute chronology tells us an exact date or time.

• Both relative and absolute chronology tell us the exact date.

• Neither relative nor absolute chronology can tell us about time.

According to Locard's Exchange Principle, what happens when two objects come into contact?

• They always stick together.

• They repel each other.

• Information is exchanged between them.

• They become invisible.