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Fingerprints

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which fingerprint pattern has 1 delta?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

2.

Which fingerprint pattern has 2 deltas?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

3.

Which fingerprint pattern has no delta?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

4.

Five percent of the population has at least one of this fingerprint pattern.

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

5.

Thirty percent of the population has at least one of this fingerprint pattern.

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

6.

Sixty-five percent of the population has at least one of this fingerprint pattern.

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

7.

A print that is easy to see because the person had a liquid on their hands when they touched the surface is this type of fingerprint.

a)

latent print

b)

patent print

c)

plastic print

d)

none of these

8.

This type of fingerprint has to be dusted or treated with a chemical to be visualized.

a)

latent print

b)

patent print

c)

plastic print

d)

none of these

9.

A fingerprint that is left in a soft substance is this type of fingerprint.

a)

latent print

b)

patent print

c)

plastic print

d)

none of these

10.

This scientist is given credit for his work in fingerprint identification.

a)

Leone Lattes

b)

Francis Galton

c)

Walter McCrone

d)

Edmond Locard

11.

This method of visualizing latent prints allows the print to be lifted more than once.

a)

powder and tape

b)

magnetic powder and tape

c)

superglue fuming

d)

ninhydrin

12.

The Henry Number method of fingerprint classification is based on this fingerprint pattern.

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

13.

What fingerprint pattern is pictured here?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

14.

What fingerprint pattern is pictured here?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

15.

What fingerprint pattern is pictured here?

a)

arch

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

none of these

16.

Which of these surfaces would NOT be appropriate for superglue fuming?

a)

glass

b)

metal

c)

plastic

d)

tile

17.

Which ridge characteristic is #22 pointing to?

a)

bifurcation

b)

dot

c)

lake

d)

bridge

18.

Identical twins have identical fingerprints.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

This is a database that holds millions of fingerprints.

a)

AFIS

b)

CODIS

c)

RUVIS

d)

FLS

20.

Scientists estimate that fingerprints start forming around this time.

a)

10th day of pregnancy

b)

10th week of pregnancy

c)

10th month of pregnancy

d)

at the age of 10 months old

21.

This is the center of a loop or whorl.

a)

arch

b)

core

c)

delta

d)

bifurcation

22.

This is a triangular region located in loop and whorl fingerprint patterns.

a)

arch

b)

core

c)

delta

d)

bifurcation

23.

How many ridge characteristics can be found on an average full fingerprint?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

105

d)

150

24.

Which of these fingerprint patterns would depend on the hand that the print came from?

a)

accidental whorl

b)

central pocket loop

c)

double loop

d)

radial loop

25.

Which of these is an example of a soft, porous surface?

a)

cloth

b)

glass

c)

painted wood

d)

tile

26.

Which of these is an example of a hard, nonporous surface?

a)

cloth

b)

mirror

c)

paper

d)

unpainted wood

27.

Which of these is a chemical developer used to develop prints on soft, porous surface?

a)

powder

b)

cyanoacrylate

c)

ninhydrin

d)

magnetic powder

28.

This piece of technology uses ultraviolet light to help locate latent print evidence.

a)

AFIS

b)

CODIS

c)

RUVIS

d)

IRS

29.

What should be done as soon as a latent print is visualized at a crime scene?

a)

determine the print pattern

b)

lift the print

c)

photograph the print

d)

identify ridge characteristics

30.

Who has the final say in determining a match to a fingerprint?

a)

AFIS

b)

detective

c)

fingerprint examiner

d)

judge