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WorksheetsLMS Forensic Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the ___________system
a)
legal
b)
medical
c)
environmental
d)
Agricultural
2.
True or False The Eureka legend of Archimedes (287 to 212 B.C.E.) can be considered an early account of the use of forensic science.
a)
False
b)
True
3.
By examining the principles of water displacement, Archimedes was able to prove that a crown was not made of __________?
a)
Copper
b)
Gold
c)
Minerals
d)
Sugar
4.
The use of fingerprints as a means to establish identity occurred during the ________ century.
a)
seventh
b)
eighty
c)
seventeenth
d)
sixth
5.
The use of medical evidence to determine the mode of death began as early as the _______ century in_____ and flourished in 16th-century Europe.
a)
11th China
b)
12th China
c)
17th Europe
d)
18th America
6.
Who established the Office of the Coroner in the 12th Century
a)
King Henry VII
b)
King George II
c)
King Richard I
d)
King Richard III
7.
One of the oldest techniques of forensic science is dusting the scene of a crime for ______?
a)
fingerprints
b)
DNA
c)
Noseprints
d)
speed bumps
8.
True or False no two fingerprints are the same?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
DNA fingerprinting does not provide an excellent way to analyze blood, hair, skin or semen evidence found at the crime scene?
a)
False
b)
True
10.
Forensic science today is a high-technology field using all but one of the following? electron microscopes, lasers, ultraviolet and infrared light,leaching, advanced analytical chemical techniques and computerized databanks to analyze and research evidence.
a)
leaching
b)
chemical techniques
c)
computerized databanks
d)
infrared light
11.
This is the application of various sciences to answer questions relating to the examination and comparison of biological evidence, trace evidence, impression evidence (such as fingerprints, shoeprints and tire tracks), controlled substances and firearms in criminal investigations.
a)
Criminalistics
b)
Forensic Accounting
c)
Forensic Anthropology
d)
Forensic Engineering
12.
This is the study and interpretation of financial evidence
a)
Forensic Accounting
b)
Forensic Economics
c)
Forensic Entomology
d)
Forensic Ballistics
13.
These deal with the legal aspects of human behavior.
a)
Forensic Psychology and Forensic Psychiatry
b)
Forensic Ballistics
c)
Forensic Engineering
d)
Forensic Entomology
14.
This deals with the examination of insects in, on and around human remains to assist in determination of time or location of death. It also is possible to determine if a body has been moved after death.
a)
Forensic Entomolog
b)
Forensic Economics
c)
Forensic Odontology
d)
Forensic Ballistics
15.
This is the science dealing with the investigation of use of firearms and ammunition.
a)
Forensic Ballistics
b)
Wildlife Forensics
c)
Forensic Engineering
d)
Forensic Anthropology
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