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Forensic Ballistics

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 32mins

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 fires one bullet per pull of the trigger?

a)

Semiautomatic

b)

Automatic

c)

Long gun

d)

Hand gun

4.

Which of the following types of firearms holds bullets in a revolving cylinder?

a)

Shotgun

b)

Pistol

c)

Rifle

d)

Revolver

5.

Which of the following strikes the primer to create an ignition?

a)

Trigger

b)

Firing pin

c)

Cartridge

d)

Breech face

6.

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

7.

Which of the following is NOT used to analyze cartridge casings?

a)

Firing pin impressions

b)

Bolt markings

c)

Extractions and ejection markings

d)

Rifling impressions

8.

The single most important tool for a firearm examiner is:

a)

Trajectory

b)

Comparison Microscopes

c)

Gun range

d)

Computerized imaging

9.

No two rifled barrels, even those manufactured in succession, will create identical striation markings

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Barrels are manufactured with spiral grooves, known as...

a)

Lands

b)

Grooves

c)

Rifling

d)

Firing Pin

11.

____ ballistics is the study of the processes occurring inside a firearm when a shot is fired

a)

internal

b)

external

c)

terminal

12.

A case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder

a)

Bullet

b)

Caliber

c)

Cartridge

d)

Pistol

13.

These cause a bullet to come out of the barrel spinning

a)

lands/grooves

b)

cartridges

c)

primer

d)

full metal jacket

14.

Using the image, label the parts

a)

1: bullet. 2: case/shell. 3: gunpowder. 4: rim. 5: primer

b)

1: bullet. 2: gunpowder. 3: primer. 4: rim. 5: case/shell

c)

1: bullet. 2: rim. 3: gunpowder. 4: case/shell. 5: primer

15.
What is #2 pointing to?
a)
Primer
b)
Firing Pin
c)
Flash Hole
d)
Gun Powder
16.
What is #4 pointing to?
a)
Cartridge Case
b)
Firing Pin
c)
Bullet
d)
Gun Powder
17.
The raised area inside a rifled barrel
a)
land
b)
groove
c)
dip
d)
spike
18.
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
19.

The smaller of the two casings in the image would be a ________ _________ casing

a)

Center fire

b)

Rim fire

c)

Small fire

d)

Side fire

20.

The larger of the two casings would be a _________ _________ casing

a)

Center fire

b)

Rim fire

c)

Side fire

d)

Nickle fire

21.

Is this live or spent?

a)

Live

b)

Spent

22.

Letter H is what?

a)

Muzzle

b)

Hammer

c)

Chamber

d)

Sights

e)

Trigger

23.

Letter B is what?

a)

Muzzle

b)

Hammer

c)

Chamber

d)

Sights

e)

Trigger

24.

Which part of the firearm strikes the firing pin?

a)

B

b)

E

c)

G

d)

H

25.

Letter E is what?

a)

Muzzle

b)

Hammer

c)

Chamber

d)

Sights

e)

Trigger

26.

This is ?

a)

Rim Fire

b)

Center FIre

27.

What could have made these holes?

a)

Shotgun Shot

b)

Shotgun Slug

c)

Pistol bullet

d)

Rifle Bullet

28.

Are these a match?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Undetermined

29.

Are these a match?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Undetermined

30.

Are these a match?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Undetermined

31.

Are these a match?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Undetermined

32.

What is Number 1

a)

Primer

b)

Powder

c)

Bullet

d)

Casing

33.

What is Number 2

a)

Primer

b)

Powder

c)

Bullet

d)

Casing

34.

What is Number 3

a)

Primer

b)

Powder

c)

Bullet

d)

Casing

35.

What is Number 4

a)

Primer

b)

Powder

c)

Bullet

d)

Casing

36.

Are the top 2 images a match?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

Are these a match?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

undetermined

38.

Which of these is the largest?

a)

.40

b)

.41

c)

.44

d)

.45

39.

Which of these is the smallest?

a)

.40

b)

.41

c)

.44

d)

.45

40.

What is A?

a)

Lands

b)

Grooves

c)

Striations

41.

What is C?

a)

Lands

b)

Grooves

c)

Striations

42.

Which is class evidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A&B

d)

C

e)

All

43.

Which is Individual evidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A&B

d)

C

e)

All

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