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Fingerprints

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops

2.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
3.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a 
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
4.

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

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

5.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

6.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Radial Loop

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)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

9.

What pattern is this? (Right Hand)

a)

Tented Arch

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Ulnar Loop

d)

Plain Whorl

10.
The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
11.

What pattern is this? (Right hand)

a)

Ulnar Loop

b)

Radial Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Tented Arch

12.
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
13.
Type of fingerprint that is left by a person with soiled or stained fingertips
a)
plastic
b)
visible
c)
latent
14.
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
15.
Which type of fingerprint cannot be seen  the naked eye?
a)
patent fingerprint
b)
latent fingerprint
c)
visible fingerprint
d)
plastic fingerprint
16.
What type of fingerprint is this? It is made in a soft medium.
a)
plastic
b)
patent
c)
latent
d)
visible
17.
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