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WorksheetsSecond Semester Forensic Science Review
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Chemical that bonds with amino acids in fingerprints.
a)
ninhydrin
b)
cyanoacrylate
c)
minutiae
d)
latent
2.
Method used to bring out fingerprints that is also called the "super glue method".
a)
ninhydrin
b)
cyanoacrylate
c)
minutiae
d)
ridgeology
3.
Which ridge pattern is most common on human fingerprints?
a)
arch
b)
loops
c)
whorls
4.
The picture is for the minutiae _______.
a)
ridge ending
b)
bifurcation
c)
delta
d)
island
5.
This technique is best used on paper. It reacts to amino acids in the print to create a pink print
a)
Ninhydrin
b)
Silver Nitrate
c)
Superglue Fuming
d)
Iodine
6.
What type of fingerprint is this?
a)
This is an arch.
b)
This is a loop.
c)
This is a whorl.
d)
This is a swirl.
7.
What type of fingerprint is this?
a)
This is a loop.
b)
This is an arch.
c)
This is a whorl.
d)
This is a swirl.
8.
What pattern is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Arch
c)
Whorl
9.
What reacts with chloride to visualize a print?
a)
iodine
b)
ninhydrin
c)
silver nitrate
d)
cyanoacrylate
10.
Identical twins have the same fingerprints.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Invented by the Japanese. You place an object in a chamber and heat up this substance
a)
Iodine
b)
Ninhydrine
c)
superglue
d)
Black powder
12.
The most common form of developing latent prints
a)
Dusting
b)
Silver Nitrate
c)
photography
d)
Black light
13.
Prints that are not readily visible are commonly referred to as:
a)
rolled
b)
plastic
c)
latent
d)
closed
14.
Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft wax?
a)
visible
b)
latent
c)
hidden
d)
plastic
15.
The first systematic system of individual classification and identification was introduced by
a)
alphonse bertillion
b)
richard henry
c)
william herschel
d)
francis galton
16.
Fingerprints are formed:
a)
during fetal development
b)
by the time a child is two years old
c)
at birth
d)
during first 6 months after birth
17.
This technique is used to determine individual dye components from different inks...
a)
Infrared spectroscopy
b)
Electrostatic Detection
c)
Chromatography
d)
Graphology
18.
Bleaching, burning, or using a laser to get rid of a document is considered what type of forgery?
a)
Obliteration
b)
Alteration
c)
Overwriting
d)
Freehand
19.
Removing, adding, or changing a portion of an original document is considered what type of forgery?
a)
Obliteration
b)
Alteration
c)
Overwriting
d)
Freehand
20.
Writing with no knowledge of the appearance of the original document or signature so that the results often look nothing like the original is considered what type of forgery?
a)
Obliteration
b)
Alteration
c)
Overwriting
d)
Freehand
21.
A process used by criminals to make, alter, or falsify a person’s signature or a document with the intent to deceive another person is called:
a)
Forgery
b)
Counterfeit
c)
Distortion
d)
Fraud
22.
Who is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination in North America?
a)
Herschel
b)
Galton
c)
Orfila
d)
Osborn
23.
If a forensic document examiner can make a definitive determination of authorship or source they use the term:
a)
Match
b)
Identification
c)
Conclusive
d)
Inclusion
24.
Questioned documents include:
a)
petitions and lottery tickets
b)
rare books
c)
contracts and passports
d)
all of the above
25.
What acronym is used to describe the computer program that helps analyze handwriting samples?
a)
AFIS
b)
FRCI
c)
HWSP
d)
FISH
26.
Forgeries are documents:
a)
made with the intention of deceiving someone
b)
adapted with the intention of deceiving someone
c)
falsified with the intention of deceiving someone
d)
all of these choices
27.
Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including:
a)
ordering someone else’s checks from a deposit slip.
b)
directly altering a check
c)
intercepting someone’s check, altering it and cashing it.
d)
All of these choices.
28.
Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
An individual's handwriting may show variation as a result of stress or illness.
b)
The handwriting of an individual is unaffected by advancing years.
c)
The handwriting of an individual shows natural variation.
d)
The influence of alcohol or drugs may cause variation in an individual's handwriting.
29.
Literary forgery refers to the forgery of a:
a)
piece of writing, such as an historic letter or a manuscript.
b)
signature.
c)
piece of art.
d)
None of these choices.
30.
a case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder
a)
cartridge
b)
caliber
31.
the inside diameter of a firearm barrel
a)
cartridge
b)
caliber
32.
the spiral pattern on a fired projectile made by the lands and grooves in the barrel of a firearm
a)
rifling
b)
caliber
33.
the ridges found on the inside of a firearm's barrel that are created when the firearm is manufactured
a)
grooves
b)
lands
34.
soot and particles of unburned gunpowder deposited on a person who discharges a firearm
a)
gunshot residue
b)
trajectory
35.
the flight path of a projectile
a)
gunshot residue
b)
trajectory
36.
the projectile that is fired when a firearm is discharged
a)
breech
b)
bullet
37.
end of the barrel attached to the firing mechanism of a firearm where the cartridge is loaded and unloaded
a)
breech
b)
bullet
38.
What does a narrow V-shape pattern mean?
a)
fire burnt slow
b)
multiple points of origin
c)
fire burnt fast
d)
fire was an accident
39.
A hair consists of two parts: a follicle and a shaft.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair is called melanin granules.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The cuticle is a transparent inner layer of the hair shaft.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
In humans, the cortex is the largest part of the hair shaft.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with known material.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Evidence handwriting may be compared to pre-existing exemplars of someone’s handwriting or requested exemplars of their writing.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Hair is considered:
a)
secondary evidence.
b)
tertiary evidence.
c)
class evidence.
d)
individual evidence.
46.
Which part of the hair can be analyzed for nuclear DNA?
a)
root
b)
shaft
c)
medulla
d)
cuticle
47.
Any substance that causes physical or psychological changes is a:
a)
toxin
b)
drug
c)
poison
d)
biohazard
48.
Alcohol is considered a...
a)
stimulant
b)
depressant
c)
hallucinogen
d)
date-rape/club drug
49.
The Controlled Substance Act established five schedules of classification for substances based on a drug's:
a)
potential for psychological dependence.
b)
potential for abuse.
c)
potential for physical dependence.
d)
all of the above
50.
What tool is used to compare striations of fired bullets?
a)
gas chromatograph
b)
comparison microscope
c)
scanning electron microscope
d)
mass spectrometer
51.
Most narcotics are
a)
physically addicting
b)
depressants to the central nervous system
c)
pain relievers
d)
all of the above
52.
Drugs that speed up the central nervous system?
a)
stimulants
b)
depressants
c)
opiates
d)
hallucinogens
53.
an addictive drug, such as opium, that relieves pain by supressing the central nervous system's ability to relay pain messages to the brain. It also alters mood and behavior, and causes sleep or feelings of mental numbness
a)
Stimulant
b)
Narcotic
c)
Hallucinogen
d)
Depressent
54.
Toxicity is
a)
the study of poisons
b)
the study of how drugs interact
c)
the extent to which a substance is poisonous
d)
the study of how much of a poison you can take before it kills you
55.
Toxicology is the study of ______. Toxicologists study the ______ effects these substances have on the body.
a)
medicines, harmful
b)
poisons, beneficial
c)
poisons, harmful
d)
medicines, beneficial
56.
a drug or other chemical compound whose manufacture, distribution, posession, and use is regulated by the legal system
a)
Drug
b)
Marijuana
c)
Illegal Drug
d)
Controlled Substance
57.
Presumptive tests:
a)
Are fast and easy to use
b)
Can be done at the crime scene
c)
Narrow down the possibilities
d)
All of these
58.
Confirmatory tests
a)
Are done in the lab
b)
Give a positive identity of the substance
c)
Are expensive and time consuming
d)
All of these
59.
What is physical evidence found at the scene which is in small but measurable amounts called?
a)
Testimonial
b)
Trace
c)
Suspect
d)
Arson
60.
Most narcotics are
a)
physically addicting
b)
depressants to the central nervous system
c)
pain relievers
d)
all of the above
61.
Drugs that speed up the central nervous system?
a)
stimulants
b)
depressants
c)
opiates
d)
inhalants
62.
Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system?
a)
designer drugs
b)
depressants
c)
opiates
d)
stimulants
63.
Database containing criminal history and fingerprints for nearly 50 million people
a)
NIBIN
b)
CODIS
c)
IAFIS
d)
SICAR
64.
Forensic Information System for Handwriting (F.I.S.H.) is a computerized handwriting database used and maintained by the ______________________________.
a)
Secret Service
b)
Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
c)
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
d)
Counterintelligence Agency, CIA
65.
Two methods that can analyze fibers without damaging them are:
a)
polarizing light microscopy and infrared spectroscopy.
b)
polarizing light spectroscopy and infrared microscopy.
c)
heat and light.
d)
heat and tension strength
66.
Fiberglass is a fiber form of:
a)
proteins.
b)
glass.
c)
cellulose.
d)
polymers.
67.
Rifling is added to the gun barrel to make the bullet...
a)
Go faster
b)
Go farther
c)
Tumble
d)
Spin
68.
The cartridges in a revolver are held in the...
a)
Cylinder
b)
Magazine
c)
Barrel
d)
Breech
69.
Which of the following is the best definition of the flash point of an accelerant?
a)
A. The temperature that an accelerant flashes and burns.
b)
A. The temperature that an accelerant reacts with oxygen.
c)
A. The temperature that an accelerant begins to vaporize.
d)
A. The temperature than an accelerant ignites.
70.
Glass which is strengthened by introducing stress through rapid heating and cooling of it's surface.
a)
Soda Lime Glass
b)
Leaded Glass
c)
Tempered Glass
d)
Laminated Glass
71.
Tempered glass is used in
a)
Windshields in autos manufactured in the United States
b)
Crystal Stemware
c)
The side and rear windows of autos manufactured in the United States
d)
Both B & C
72.
The fracture pattern of glass usually has
a)
Radial and concentric lines
b)
Concentric lines
c)
Radial lines
d)
Directional lines
73.
In reference to the diagram, what is the correct sequence of impact
a)
A first
b)
B first
c)
A and B simultaneously
d)
Sequence impossible to determine
74.
When analyzing a sample of soil, you may find unknown fossils and various minerals. These are known as what kind of characteristics?
a)
Individual
b)
Physical
c)
Native
d)
Anthropogenic
75.
What is the purpose of placing soil samples on ice?
a)
To help it dry faster
b)
To freeze the particles
c)
To prevent volatile organic compounds from evaporating
d)
To preserve the evidence
76.
The gas chromatograph is needed to
a)
identify the speeds of the individual molecules
b)
determine the identity using computer data
c)
separate the molecules using a copper column
d)
it is not needed for soil analysis
77.
a case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder
a)
cartridge
b)
caliber
78.
the inside diameter of a firearm barrel
a)
cartridge
b)
caliber
79.
The raised area inside a rifled barrel
a)
land
b)
groove
c)
dip
d)
spike
80.
What is this part of a bullet?
a)
pellets
b)
striations
c)
gun powder
d)
liquid
81.
What type of evidence is gunshot residue?
a)
class
b)
individual
c)
circumstantial
d)
direct
82.
What tells you that this bullet has been fired?
a)
the shape
b)
the striations
c)
the type of material
d)
the shine
83.
How can you tell that this bullet has not been fired?
a)
the primer is not dented
b)
the primer is dented
c)
there are no striations
d)
the letters are still visible
84.
What is the primary determining factor of the caliber of a bullet?
a)
weight
b)
length
c)
diameter
d)
mass
85.
Which of these databases is used by firearms investigators?
a)
IBIS
b)
AFIS
c)
CODIS
d)
NCIC
86.
the flight path of a projectile
a)
gunshot residue
b)
trajectory
87.
How does Locard's principle relate to tool marks
a)
a tool can leave an impression of itself on another surface
b)
tools are made so they do not leave marks behind
c)
When tools come in contact with an object nothing happens
d)
all of these
88.
When a gun is recovered from an underwater location, which is the best way to collect and preserve it before sending it to the lab?
a)
Clean and dry it.
b)
Place in a paper bag as it is found.
c)
Place in air-tight plastic bag as it is found.
d)
Place in container with the same water to keep it submerged.
89.
What type of fingerprint would be left in putty?
a)
patent
b)
plastic
c)
latent
d)
accidental
90.
What type of fingerprint would be left on wet paint?
a)
patent
b)
plastic
c)
latent
d)
accidental
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