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Forensics - Unit 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide:

a)

facts

b)

opinion

c)

judgment

d)

reflection

2.

An opinion is something that can be proven.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are the 5 senses?

a)

Hearing

b)

Sight

c)

Touch

d)

Smell

e)

Taste

4.

What is the first step in the 7 S' of investigating a crime scene?

a)

scanning a crime scene

b)

seeing a crime scene

c)

separating witnesses

d)

securing a crime scene

5.

What is the very last step of the 7 S's of investigating a crime scene?

a)

securing a crime scene

b)

seeing a crime scene

c)

securing and collecting evidence

d)

searching a crime scene

6.

The evidence seal (red tape) on an evidence bag must never be broken.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If the evidence seal (red tape) is broken on an evidence bag, what will happen? (More than one answer)

a)

The evidence may not be usable in court

b)

The scientist will be fired

c)

The Chain of Custody log must be completed

d)

The evidence must be placed in a new evidence bag with a new seal

8.

Eyewitness accounts vary from person to person and may be inaccurate.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

(a)   (Direct or Circumstantial) evidence cannot be argued with. It provides investigators with a direct story of what happened.

10.

(a)   (Direct or Circumstantial) evidence must still be tested further because it does not yet give us enough information to declare a suspect. We have to do more tests to see who or what it belongs to.

11.

Which type(s) of evidence is circumstantial? (There may be more than one answer)

a)

signed ransom note

b)

glass fragments

c)

paint transfer

d)

video surveillance

12.

Which piece of evidence is direct evidence?

a)

Glass fragments

b)

Tool marks

c)

Tire prints

d)

Police dashboard cam footage

13.

Broken glass is considered to be (a)   (physical or biological) evidence.

14.

_________________ evidence narrows a suspect to a group of people or things.

a)

Individual

b)

Class

c)

Physical

d)

Circumstantial

15.

How many photographs are required for each piece of evidence?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

9

d)

3

16.

What size of search is the Spiral Search most effective in?

a)

small area

b)

large area

17.

Which search pattern requires all searchers to stop and move at the same time?

a)

Spiral Search

b)

Grid Search

c)

Line/strip Search

d)

Quadrant (Zone) Search

18.

What is the first step in creating a crime scene sketch?

a)

Adding all evidence

b)

Labeling all items

c)

Creating an outline

d)

Adding Crime Scene Info

19.

True or False? Evidence drawings must be as realistic as possible.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Why do we need to add evidence measurements to our sketches?

a)

So that we know exactly where the evidence is located within the crime scene

b)

So that we can find the evidence again when we come back

c)

It's just part of the required items

d)

So we can double check witness statements, etc.

21.

When we label the evidence, do we just write the name of the item right next to it or do we use letters/numbers?

a)

Write the word right on the sketch

b)

Letters/Numbers

22.

The crime scene sketch is done with what kind of view?

a)

Side view

b)

Left hand side view

c)

straight on view

d)

Birdseye view

23.

Blood would be an example of what kind of evidence? (Click all that apply)

a)

Direct

b)

Circumstantial

c)

Physical

d)

Biological

24.

A hair without the DNA attached would be considered what kind of evidence?

a)

Circumstantial

b)

Direct

c)

Physical

d)

Biological

25.

A burglary caught on a Ring camera would be considered what kind of evidence?

a)

Direct

b)

Circumstantial