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Fingerprints

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Lake

b)

Delta

c)

Oval

d)

Bifurcation

2.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Ending Ridge

b)

Spur

c)

Half-Ridge

d)

Partial Ridge

3.

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

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

4.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
5.
A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.
a)
False
b)
True
6.
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
a)
yes
b)
no
7.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
8.

Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
9.

Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
10.

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

11.

What is a delta?

a)

A triangular region near a loop.

b)

The centre of a whorl or loop.

c)

It distinguishes one fingerprint from another.

d)

A circular region near a loop.

12.

What type of whorl is this?

a)

Double loop

b)

Central pocket loop

c)

Accidental

d)

Tented

13.

What are the two patterns found in arches?

a)

Circles and spirals

b)

Plain and tented

c)

Tented and looped

d)

Right loops and left loops

14.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Ridge ending

15.

What are the two patterns found in arches?

a)

Circles and spirals

b)

Plain and tented

c)

Tented and looped

d)

Right loops and left loops

16.

Classify the following print:

a)

Loop

b)

Tented arch

c)

Accidental whorl

d)

Plain arch

17.

It is possible that someone might have a whorl on one finger and a loop on another.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?

a)

the dust on the things we touch

b)

the smoothness of the surfaces we touch

c)

the natural oils on skin

d)

the moisture in the atmosphere

19.

What are the two types of loop patterns we discussed?​

a)

Ulnar & Radial Loops​

b)

Radial & Plain Loops​

c)

Central & Plain Loops​

d)

Tented & Smooth Loops​

20.

A radial loop opens towards the…​

a)

Pinky

b)

Thumb

21.

What fingerprint pattern is this?​

a)

Loop

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Central Pocket Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

e)

Tented Arch

22.

What fingerprint pattern is this?​

a)

Loop

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Central Pocket Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

e)

Tented Arch

23.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a 
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
24.
A minutiae pattern that looks like a 2 pronged fork is a bifurcation.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What type of print is not visible but made so by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
26.

Identify feature at Location 1

a)

fork / bifurcation

b)

central core

c)

ending ridge

d)

short ridge

27.

Identify feature at Location 2

a)

fork / bifurcation

b)

central core

c)

ending ridge

d)

short ridge

28.

Identify feature at Location 4

a)

fork / bifurcation

b)

central core

c)

ending ridge

d)

short ridge

29.

What is the triangular region near a loop on a fingerprint?

a)

core

b)

delta

c)

ridge count

d)

swirl

30.

What do you call the detailed ridge characteristics that are used to help identify fingerprints?

a)

ridge pattern

b)

minutiae pattern

c)

fingerprint class

d)

pattern

31.

Which type of prints are ridge impressions left on a soft material like wax, soap, or dust?

a)

visible print

b)

plastic print

c)

latent print

d)

wax print

32.

Which type of print is invisible but still left behind by clear oils on the fingertips?

a)

visible prints

b)

plastic prints

c)

latent prints

d)

invisiprints

33.

Which type of print is made by fingers touching a surface after having been in contact with a colored material, like blood or paint?

a)

visible print

b)

plastic print

c)

latent print

d)

painted print

34.

What device uses alternative lighting to make invisible prints visible?

a)

Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System (RUVIS)

b)

CODIS

c)

AFIS

d)

Oblique lighting

35.

Fingerprint powders are used to dust for plastic prints.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Which of the following is not a method for collecting fingerprints?

a)

iodine fuming

b)

ninhydrin chemical reaction

c)

superglue fuming

d)

ammonia fuming

37.

What best describes the job of AFIS?

a)

database of fingerprint records used for people to compare possible matches

b)

identifies exact fingerprint matches to fingerprints in the database

c)

latent print scanning tool used at crime scenes

d)

database of fingerprint records that temporarily houses suspect prints

38.

What pattern is this? (Right hand)

a)

Ulnar Loop

b)

Radial Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Tented Arch

39.

What pattern is this? (Left Hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

40.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops