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Fingerprint Quiz Quizziz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What pattern is this? (Right hand)

a)

Ulnar Loop

b)

Radial Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Tented Arch

2.

What pattern is this? (Left Hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

3.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
4.
The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
5.

What pattern is this? (Right Hand)

a)

Tented Arch

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Ulnar Loop

d)

Plain Whorl

6.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

7.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

8.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Radial Loop

9.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

10.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bifurcation

b)

Splitting Ridge

c)

Delta

d)

Y

11.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Enclosure/Eye

b)

Island

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

12.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Ending Ridge

b)

Spur

c)

Half-Ridge

d)

Partial Ridge

13.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bridge

b)

Junction

c)

Connector

d)

Zigzag

14.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Island

b)

Speck

c)

Dash

d)

Hyphen

15.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Spur

b)

Hanging Ridge

c)

Overhang

d)

Mini-fork

16.

What is the most common type of fingerprint? (65%)

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

17.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
18.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops

19.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
20.
What is the evolutionary purpose of fingerprints?
a)
for identity
b)
there is no purpose
c)
to help grasp objects
d)
the ridges protect your fingers
21.
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
22.
Type of fingerprint that is left by a person with soiled or stained fingertips
a)
plastic
b)
visible
c)
latent
23.
Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft wax? 
a)
visible
b)
latent
c)
hidden 
d)
plastic
24.
A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.
a)
False
b)
True
25.
Which type of fingerprint cannot be seen  the naked eye?
a)
patent fingerprint
b)
latent fingerprint
c)
visible fingerprint
d)
plastic fingerprint
26.
What pattern is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Arch
c)
Whorl
27.
What type of fingerprint is this? It is made in a soft medium.
a)
plastic
b)
patent
c)
latent
d)
visible
28.
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
a)
yes
b)
no
29.
AFIS is a ___.
a)
method used to determine age of a latent print
b)
computerized system to analyze hair
c)
way to identify drugs
d)
system for storing/retrieving fingerprint records
30.
An invisible print that must be developed using powder or chemicals is called
a)
plastic
b)
latent
c)
patent
d)
underdeveloped
31.

What secondary pattern is shown by the the arrow?

a)

Core

b)

Bridge

c)

Crossover

d)

Fork

32.

What secondary pattern is shown by the the arrow?

a)

Fork

b)

Bridge

c)

Island

d)

Delta

33.

What secondary pattern is shown by the the arrow?

a)

Fork

b)

Whorl

c)

Bridge

d)

Delta

34.

What secondary pattern is shown by the the arrow?

a)

Fork

b)

Eye/enclosure

c)

Bridge

d)

Island

35.

Is the fingerprint on the left (taken from a crime scene) a match for the one on the right (taken from a suspect)?

a)

Confirmed match

b)

No match

36.

Is the fingerprint on the left (taken from a crime scene) a match for the one on the right (taken from a suspect)?

a)

Confirmed match

b)

No match

37.

Is the fingerprint on the left (taken from a crime scene) a match for the one on the right (taken from a suspect)?

a)

Confirmed match

b)

No match

38.

Is the fingerprint on the left (taken from a crime scene) a match for the one on the right (taken from a suspect)?

a)

Confirmed match

b)

No match

39.
A print that has more than one delta is called:
a)
An arch
b)
A loop
c)
A whorl
40.

Ridge arrangement does not alter with growth or age.

a)

False

b)

True

41.

The following is not a classification of fingerprints

a)

arches

b)

loops

c)

twists

d)

whorls

42.

Latent fingerprints are visible to the naked eye

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Fingerprinting is only used in forensics

a)

true

b)

false

44.
A print that comes in and out on the same side is called
a)
An arch
b)
A loop
c)
A whorl