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Fingerprint Collection Techniques

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a basic technique that uses a filament brush?

a)

Magnetic powder

b)

Amido black

c)

Polyvinylsiloxane

d)

Standard black powder

2.

Which technique uses Super Glue vapors?

a)

Vacuum metal deposition

b)

Cyanoacrylate ester

c)

Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS)

d)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

3.

Which technique describes a tidy but abrasive powder that uses a wand (not a brush).

a)

Standard black powder

b)

Magnetic powder

c)

Fluorescent powder

d)

Amido black

4.

Which technique binds with amino acids to make a purple-colored print on paper or cardboard surfaces?

a)

Iodine fuming

b)

Gentian violet

c)

Ninhydrin

d)

Amido black

5.

Which technique is helpful for producing gray-colored prints on raw wood surfaces?

a)

Amido black

b)

Iodine fuming

c)

Gentian violet

d)

Silver nitrate

6.

Which technique is particularly helpful on multi-colored, busy or dark surfaces?

a)

Ninhydrin

b)

Standard black powder

c)

Fluorescent powder

d)

Magnetic powder

7.

Which technique only develops (appears) when exposed to light?

a)

Iodine fuming

b)

Poly light

c)

Silver nitrate

d)

Ninhydrin

8.

Which technique uses a mixture of a polymer and catalyst in order to lift prints from uneven textures or tricky surfaces?

a)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

b)

Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS)

c)

Standard black powder

d)

Vacuum metal deposition

9.

Which technique allows investigators to lift fingerprints multiple times?

a)

Cyanoacrylate ester

b)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

c)

Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS)

d)

Vacuum metal deposition

10.

Which technique evaporates small amounts of metals onto thin, flimsy pieces of plastic in order to develop fingerprints?

a)

Vacuum metal deposition

b)

Cyanoacrylate ester

c)

Polyvinylsiloxane

d)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

11.

Which technique must be photographed as soon as possible because it fades quickly?

a)

Silver nitrate

b)

Iodine fuming

c)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

d)

Gentian violet

12.

Which technique develops temporary yellow-brown prints on paper?

a)

Silver nitrate

b)

Amido black

c)

Gentian violet

d)

Iodine fuming

13.

Which technique develops purple prints from adhesive surfaces?

a)

Gentian violet

b)

Silver nitrate

c)

Amido black

d)

Ninhydrin

14.

Which is a wet processing technique that allows investigators to process evidence in rainy or snowy conditions?

a)

Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS)

b)

Cyanoacrylate fuming

c)

Small particle reagent (SPR)

d)

Vacuum metal deposition

15.

Which technique is helpful for developing fingerprints made in blood?

a)

Fluorescent powder

b)

Standard black powder

c)

Amino black

d)

Ninhydrin