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CSI Vocabulary #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an Autopsy?

a)

The action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified.

b)

Evidence that is transferred from one person to another person or place.

c)

A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.

d)

A self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

2.

secondary crime scene

a)

a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found

b)

the location where the crime took place

c)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

d)

a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime

3.

primary crime scene

a)

a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found

b)

the location where the crime took place

c)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

d)

a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime

4.

first responder

a)

the location where the crime took place

b)

a folded paper used to hold trace evidence

c)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

d)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

5.

trace evidence

a)

a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing

b)

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

c)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

d)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

6.

an item used as proof in a crime

a)

evidence

b)

crime scene

c)

investigator

d)

suspect

7.

a person who collects evidence to solve a crime

a)

evidence

b)

crime scene

c)

investigator

d)

suspect

8.

the location where a crime has been committed

a)

evidence

b)

crime scene

c)

investigator

d)

suspect

9.

a person thought to have committed a crime

a)

evidence

b)

crime scene

c)

investigator

d)

suspect

10.

the reason a person does something or acts in a certain way

a)

forensic science

b)

accomplice

c)

motive

d)

alibi

11.

a person who saw or can give a firsthand account of a crime

a)

crime scene

b)

witness

c)

motive

d)

trace evidence

12.

an account of where a suspect was or who they were with at the time of a crime

a)

forensic science

b)

accomplice

c)

motive

d)

alibi

13.

What is DNA?

a)

A genetic “barcode” used to identify an individual.

b)

Scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime.

c)

A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.

d)

A department that conducts scientific tests in relation to a crime.

14.

A department that conducts scientific tests in relation to a crime.

a)

Ballistics

b)

Forensics

c)

Interrogation

d)

County Courtroom

15.

Evidence that is transferred from one place to another or from person to person, such as fibers, hair, soil, wood, gunshot residue and pollen

a)

DNA

b)

Identification

c)

Forensics

d)

Trace Evidence

16.

The action or process of distinguishing someone or something

a)

Identification

b)

Autopsy

c)

Interrogation

d)

Cardiology

17.

To ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.

a)

Ballistics

b)

Interrogation

c)

Autopsy

d)

Identification

18.

The field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behavior and impact effects of projectiles, especially ranged weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets or the like

a)

Trace Evidence

b)

DNA

c)

Ballistics

d)

Crime Scene Investigators

19.

crime-scene reconstruction

a)

a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission

b)

a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime

c)

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime

d)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

20.

crime-scene investigation

a)

a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission

b)

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime

c)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

d)

a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime