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Yr10 Forensics - Fingerprints

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
2.
The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
3.

What pattern is this? (Right Hand)

a)

Tented Arch

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Ulnar Loop

d)

Plain Whorl

4.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

5.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Radial Loop

6.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

7.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Enclosure/Eye

b)

Island

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

8.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Ending Ridge

b)

Spur

c)

Half-Ridge

d)

Partial Ridge

9.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Island

b)

Speck

c)

Dash

d)

Hyphen

10.
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
11.
On which of these surfaces could a fingerprint be recovered with superglue fuming?
a)
glass
b)
clothing
c)
paper
d)
brick
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.
Which chemical treatment produces a white-appearing latent print? 
a)
super glue fuming
b)
physical developer
c)
iodine fuming
d)
ninhydrin
14.
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
a)
yes
b)
no
15.
What pattern is this?
a)
Plain Whorl
b)
Central Pocket Whorl
c)
Double Loop Whorl
d)
Accidental Whorl
16.

The most common ridge characteristic on fingerprints is _____.

a)

bifurcation (fork).

b)

island.

c)

short ridge.

d)

crossover.

17.

Prints are called __________ prints when the ridges made contact with a colored substance, such as blood, paint or oil prior to being impressed on a surface.

a)

latent

b)

plastic

c)

visible

18.

No two people have been found with exactly the same fingerprint pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

a)

Three times

b)

Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

c)

The pattern will never change.

d)

It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.

20.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
21.

Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
22.

Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
23.

The core of a fingerprint can be found in:

a)

the centre of a whorl or loop

b)

the centre of a delta

c)

the centre of a ridge

24.

Label the diagram.

a)

A: Ridge count area

B: Delta

C: Core

b)

A: Delta

B: Ridge count area

C: Core

c)

A: Core

B: Ridge count area

C: Delta

d)

A: Core

B: Delta

C: Ridge count area

25.

What is a latent fingerprint?

a)

An impression left in soft material such as putty, wax or soap.

b)

A fingerprint made by paint.

c)

A fingerprint made by blood.

d)

A fingerprint that is invisible to the eye.

26.

A is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork

27.

B is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork

28.

C is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork

29.

D is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork

30.

E is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork