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Forensics Vocab Section 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marks left when an object is pressed against the surface of another object



(a)  

2.

flat prints with only two dimensions



(a)  

3.

prints that have 3 dimensions and is the pattern left when an object is pressed into a surface

a)

imprint

b)

impression

c)

mark

d)

cast

4.

is an object made by filling a mold with a liquid that hardens and takes the shape of the impression



(a)  

5.

A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence

a)

search document

b)

I.O.U.

c)

search warrant

d)

no-knock warrant

6.

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

a)

classified

b)

fingerprint

c)

tool mark

d)

trace evidence

7.

The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.

a)

dividing

b)

classifying

c)

rendering

d)

concentration

8.

Post Mortem Interval (PMI)

a)

the time between death and funeral services

b)

the time between death and complete decomposition

c)

the time between death and discovery of the body

d)

the time between the last meal and death

9.

odontology

a)

in forensics, examination of marks left by tools.

b)

in forensics, examination of bite marks and dental identification of corpses.

c)

in forensics,

examination of fingerprints and nail marks.

d)

in forensics, examination of DNA and heredity.

10.

stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death

a)

rigor mortis

b)

algor mortis

c)

livor mortis

d)

morty mortis

11.

The pooling of the blood in tissues after death resulting in a reddish color to the skin

a)

algor mortis

b)

livor mortis

c)

rigor mortis

d)

moving mortis

12.

What classification of print is this?

a)

Delta

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Loop

13.

What classification of print is this?

a)

loop

b)

arch

c)

whorl

d)

delta

14.

What classification of fingerprint is this?

a)

loop

b)

whorl

c)

delta

d)

arch

15.

Which of the following the most common type of fingerprint in the national average?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What does it mean when a print is a "latent" print?

a)

it is not very visible

b)

it is easy to see

c)

it is made by fingers being coated in a liquid

d)

they are prints that have 3 dimensions

17.

a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen

a)

mammal

b)

amphibian

c)

parasite

d)

insect

18.

What is Locard's Exchange Principle?

a)

Every contact leaves a trace

b)

Every contact leaves a trace

c)

Every contact leaves a trace

d)

Every contact leaves a trace