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WorksheetsBalistics Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following describes the study of bullets and firearms?
a)
Trajectory
b)
Ballistics
c)
Rifling
d)
Criminal justice
2.
Which of the following is referred to as the arrangement of spiral grooves on the inside of a barrel
a)
Shotgun interior
b)
Grooving
c)
Rifling
d)
Interior ballistics
3.
Which of the following types of firearms holds bullets in a revolving cylinder?
a)
Shotgun
b)
Pistol
c)
Rifle
d)
Revolver
4.
Which of the following strikes the primer to create an ignition?
a)
Trigger
b)
Firing pin
c)
Cartridge
d)
Breech face
5.
Which of the following best defines class characteristics?
a)
Pattern of grooves in the barrel
b)
Ejector markings
c)
Firing pin impressions
d)
Striation markings
6.
Which of the following is used to determine the location of the shooter?
a)
Distance analyzation
b)
Rifling
c)
Locational ballistics
d)
Trajectory
7.
Which of these is not a type of firearm
a)
Handgun
b)
Rifle
c)
Shotgun
d)
Slingshot
8.
True or False: Ballistics has both class and individual evidence?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Cartridges are made of which type of material?
a)
Lead
b)
Brass
c)
Steel
d)
None of the above
10.
Bullets are made of which material?
a)
Brass
b)
Lead
c)
Steel
d)
a mix
11.
What does GSR mean?
a)
Gunshot Residue
b)
Gunshot Remains
c)
Gummy Sugar Residue
d)
General Service Routine
12.
Which of these databases are used to hold information about all bullets and castings that have been retrieved from crime scenes or test fires?
a)
NIBIN
b)
PETA
c)
AFIS
d)
None of the above
13.
What is left on the bullet after it exits the barrel?
a)
Rifling and Striation patterns
b)
Only Rifling
c)
Only Striation Patterns
d)
None of these
14.
Forensic Scientists compare bullets from...
a)
A Crime Scene bullet only
b)
A test bullet only
c)
A test bullet and a crime scene bullet
d)
None of the
15.
Forensic Scientists can analyze the cartridge based on the location and indentation from the firing pin strike
a)
True
b)
False
16.
a shot gun has lands and grooves
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Where are breech marks left?
a)
On the top of the cartridge
b)
On the bottom of the cartridge
c)
On the top of the bullet
d)
On the bottom of the bullet
18.
What is the name of the pictured breech mark pattern?
a)
Verticle
b)
Mottled
c)
Sandblasted
d)
Rim Dent
19.
What is the name of the pictured breech mark pattern?
a)
Verticle
b)
Mottled
c)
Sandblasted
d)
Mouse Ears
20.
What is the best description of caliber?
a)
The length of the cartridge
b)
The diameter of the bullet
c)
The length of the bullet
d)
The diameter of the cartridge
21.
Which of the following is an individual characteristic of cartridge cases?
a)
Manufacturer
b)
Composition
c)
Ejector Marks
d)
Caliber
22.
A bullet has an angle of entry of 15 degrees and the distance to the shooter is believed to be 58 ft away. The bullet wound was 5 feet above the ground. What is the height of the shooter above the horizon?
a)
5 ft
b)
16 ft
c)
21 ft
d)
45 ft
23.
_____ is the study of the effects of being fired on a bullet, cartridge, and a gun.
a)
DNA Analysis
b)
Gun Shot Residue
c)
Ballistics
d)
Blood Stain Analysis
24.
Forensic Scientists use what type of microscope to analyze bullet striations
a)
Scanning electron microscope
b)
Dissecting microscope
c)
Compound Light Microscope
d)
Comparison Microscope
25.
the flight path of a projectile
a)
gunshot residue
b)
trajectory
26.
the projectile that is fired when a firearm is discharged
a)
breech
b)
bullet
27.
end of the barrel attached to the firing mechanism of a firearm where the cartridge is loaded and unloaded
a)
breech
b)
bullet
28.
the inside diameter of a firearm barrel
a)
cartridge
b)
caliber
29.
the ridges found on the inside of a firearm's barrel that are created when the firearm is manufactured
a)
grooves
b)
lands
30.
The raised area inside a rifled barrel
a)
land
b)
groove
c)
dip
d)
spike
31.
A 40 caliber gun means
a)
the gun is 40 inches long
b)
the gun barrel is 4 inches wide
c)
it holds 40 bullets
d)
the barrel diameter is 0.40 inches
32.
The breech, ejector and firing pin leave marks on the
a)
cartridge
b)
bullet head
c)
barrel
d)
magazine
33.
Which of the following is not a common area to find GSR?
a)
hands
b)
feet
c)
face
d)
clothing
34.
Which of the following can match the bullet to the gun it was fired from?
a)
number of lands and grooves
b)
caliber
c)
degree of rifling twist
d)
striations (stripes on the bullet)
35.
What is this part of a bullet?
a)
pellets
b)
striations
c)
gun powder
d)
liquid
36.
What type of evidence is gunshot residue?
a)
class
b)
individual
c)
circumstantial
d)
direct
37.
What did rifling of the barrel do for bullets?
a)
made them tumble
b)
made them fly longer in the air
c)
made them faster
d)
made them shoot straighter
38.
What tells you that this bullet has been fired?
a)
the shape
b)
the striations
c)
the type of material
d)
the shine
39.
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
40.
the depressions found on the inside of a firearm's barrel that are created when the firearm is manufactured
a)
grooves
b)
lands
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