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Forensic Science - Fingerprints

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When are fingerprints formed?
a)
When you are a teenager
b)
During fetal development
c)
By the time you are two years old
d)
At birth
2.
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
a)
yes
b)
no
3.

The person most responsible for the fingerprint system used in the U.S. today is:

a)

Edward Henry

b)

Henry Ford

c)

William Herschel

d)

Alphonse Bertillon

4.

There are no exact legal requirements in the United States on the number of points that must match before deciding that a fingerprint belongs to a certain individual.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.
a)
False
b)
True
6.

The three main types of fingerprints are classified as

a)

Loops, whorls and deltas

b)

Whorls, bifurications and arches

c)

Loops, whorls and arches

d)

Arches, core and deltas

7.

The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the:

a)

loop

b)

whorl

c)

arch

d)

swirl

8.

Over 60% of the population has this type of pattern.

a)

loops

b)

whorls

c)

arches

d)

ripples

9.

About 30% of the population has this type of pattern.

a)

loops

b)

whorls

c)

arches

d)

ripples

10.

About 6% of the population has this general type of pattern.

a)

loops

b)

whorls

c)

arches

d)

ripples

11.

Arches have no deltas or cores.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All loop patterns have a delta and a core.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A loop that opens toward the thumb is called

a)

ulnar

b)

radial

c)

buccal

d)

all of these

14.

Which of the following are found in an arch pattern?

a)

delta

b)

core

c)

minutiae

d)

all of these are found in arch patterns

15.

Which of these is a whorl?

a)

central pocket loop

b)

double loop

c)

accidental

d)

all of these

16.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
17.

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Whorl

d)

Arch

18.

This pattern is made up of ridges that resemble hairpins or staples. It slants towards the small bone of the arm, the ulna, on the same side as the little finger.

a)

radial loop

b)

ulnar loop

c)

central pocket loop whorl

d)

plain whorl

19.

This is a circular spiral pattern.

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop

c)

central pocket loop whorl

d)

plain whorl

20.

This pattern resembles a church steeple (bell tower).

a)

tented arch

b)

accidental whorl

c)

plain arch

d)

central pocket loop whorl

21.

This pattern is slanted towards the radial bone, the thick bone on the thumb side of the hand.

a)

radial loop

b)

ulnar loop

c)

double loop

d)

plain whorl

22.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

arch

b)

whorl

c)

loop

23.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

24.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

25.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

26.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

27.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

28.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Tented Arch

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Loop

d)

Whorl

29.

What type of whorl is shown?

a)

Plain

b)

Central Pocket Loop

c)

Double Loop

d)

Accidental

30.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop whorl

c)

tented arch

d)

plain arch

31.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop whorl

c)

tented arch

d)

plain arch

32.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop whorl

c)

yin-yang whorl

d)

plain whorl

33.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

radial loop

b)

plain whorl

c)

accidental loop

d)

ulnar loop

34.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

accidental whorl

b)

central pocket loop whorl

c)

plain whorl

d)

tented arch

35.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

accidental whorl

b)

central pocket loop whorl

c)

plain whorl

d)

tented arch

36.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

radial loop

b)

plain whorl

c)

accidental whorl

d)

ulnar loop

37.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
38.

Which minutiae looks like a very small line or dot between two large ongoing lines?

a)

Ridge ending

b)

Enclosure

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Island

39.

How much of a latent print is generally needed by a court to make a positive identification?

a)

at least half a print

b)

a whole fingerprint

c)

at least 5 ridge characteristics

d)

at least 8 to 12 ridge characteristics

40.
Which of the following is a patent print?
a)
A bloody print
b)
An invisible print
c)
A print in soft wax
d)
A print made from secreted oils in the skin
41.
Type of fingerprint that is left by a person with soiled or stained fingertips
a)
plastic
b)
visible
c)
latent
42.
Which type of print must be developed?
a)
Latent
b)
Patent
c)
Plastic
43.

Fingerprints that are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay or putty are referred to as _____ fingerprints.

a)

plastic

b)

patent

c)

latent

d)

impression

44.

Which type of fingerprint cannot be seen with the naked eye?

a)

patent

b)

latent

c)

visible

d)

plastic

45.
An invisible print that must be developed using powder or chemicals is called
a)
plastic
b)
latent
c)
patent
d)
underdeveloped
46.

Invisible prints left by body secretions are _____ fingerprints.

a)

latent

b)

impressionist

c)

patent

d)

plastic

47.

The most common method of visualizing latent prints is dusting.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

When a solid is heated and transforms into a vapor, the process is called:

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

condonsation

49.
On which of these surfaces could a fingerprint be recovered with superglue fuming?
a)
glass
b)
clothing
c)
paper
d)
brick
50.

Used to develop prints using vapors because it sublimes at room temperature. Not permanent.

a)

Iodine

b)

Superglue

c)

Powder

51.

Superglue fuming has been occurring since the 1950s.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which chemical produces a brown print that should be photographed because it fades?

a)

Cyanoacrylate

b)

Superglue

c)

Iodine

53.

Which treatment produces a white-appearing latent fingerprint?

a)

super glue fuming

b)

physical developer

c)

iodine fuming

d)

black powder

54.

Name this minutiae type.

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Ridge ending

55.

Name this minutiae type.

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Ridge ending

56.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops

57.

Name this minutiae type.

a)

Lake

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Bridge

58.

Name this minutiae type.

a)

Bridge

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Spur

59.

Name this minutiae type.

a)

Ridge ending

b)

Independent ridge

c)

Enclosure

d)

Spur

60.

Identify the minutiae in circle 3.

a)

bifurcation

b)

ridge ending

c)

spur

d)

lake

61.

Identify the minutiae in circle 4.

a)

spur

b)

independent ridge

c)

bridge

d)

lake

62.

Identify the minutiae in circle 6.

a)

lake

b)

bridge

c)

bifurcation

d)

spur

63.

Identify the minutiae in circle 4.

a)

Independent ridge

b)

Bridge

c)

Ridge ending

d)

Spur

64.

Identify the minutiae in circle 2.

a)

Dot

b)

Spur

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Bridge

65.

Identify the minutiae in circle 3.

a)

Ridge ending

b)

Bridge

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

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