Free Printable Forensics Fingerprint Characteristics

1.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Plain arch

b)

Tented arch

c)

Inverted arch

d)

Pyramid arch

2.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

d)

Impossible to identify

3.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

d)

Impossible to identify

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principles of fingerprints?

a)

A fingerprint is an individual characteristic

b)

A fingerprint pattern will remain unchanged for the life of an individual

c)

Fingerprints have general characteristic ridge patterns to identify them

d)

Identical twins have the exact same fingerprints

5.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Plain arch

b)

Tented arch

c)

Inverted arch

d)

Pyramid arch

6.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

d)

Impossible to identify

7.

What type of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

d)

Impossible to identify

8.

Covering fingers, toes, feet, & palms, fingerprints (i.e. prints) are essentially small what?

a)

Ridges

b)

Oils

c)

Spikes

d)

Gluons

9.

Which of the following ridge characteristics can be defined as one ridge dividing into two?

a)

Island or short ridge

b)

Eye or enclosure

c)

Bifurcation or fork

d)

Double bifurcation

10.

When minutiae on two different prints match, these are called points of similarity or points of identification. At this point, how many points of identification are required according to the international standard for a match between two fingerprints?

a)

16

b)

12

c)

8

d)

There is no international standard

11.

Which of the following ridge characteristics can be defined as one ridge dividing into two?

a)

Island or short ridge

b)

Eye or enclosure

c)

Bifurcation or fork

d)

Double bifurcation

12.

When minutiae on two different prints match, these are called points of similarity or points of identification. At this point, how many points of identification are required according to the international standard for a match between two fingerprints?

a)

16

b)

12

c)

8

d)

There is no international standard

13.

Fingerprints contain many different patterns and detailed shapes known as ridge characteristics or ________.

a)

ridges

b)

arches

c)

minutiae

d)

whorls

14.

The most rare fingerprint pattern is the

a)

loop

b)

whorl

c)

arch

15.

What is this minutiae pattern called?

a)

eye

b)

double bifurcation

c)

fork in the road

d)

ridge ending

16.

A small triangular region found in a fingerprint is called what?

a)

delta

b)

arch

c)

core

d)

eye

17.

What type of fingerprint is shown here?

a)

this is not a fingerprint

b)

loop

c)

whorl

d)

arch

18.

What type of fingerprint is shown here?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

19.

What is this minutiae pattern shown?

a)

Whorl

b)

Eye

c)

Island

d)

Ridge Ending

20.

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

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

21.

this the most common pattern and is made up of ridges that resemble hairpins or staples. It slants towards the small bone of the arm, the ulna, on the same side as the little finger.

a)

radial loop

b)

ulnar loop

c)

central pocket

d)

plain whorl

22.

this is a circular spiral pattern

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop

c)

central pocket

d)

plain whorl

23.

this is an irregular circular pattern

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop

c)

central pocket

d)

plain whorl

24.

this is a two looped pattern

a)

radial loop

b)

double loop

c)

ulnar loop

d)

plain whorl

25.

5% of the population has this type of pattern

a)

loops

b)

whorls

c)

arches

d)

ripples

26.

right hand

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop

c)

ying-yang

d)

plain whorl

27.

right hand

a)

accidental whorl

b)

double loop

c)

tented arch

d)

plain arch

28.

right hand

a)

accidental whorl

b)

central pocket

c)

plain whorl

d)

teneted arch

29.

right hand

a)

radial loop

b)

plain whorl

c)

accidental loop

d)

ulnar loop

30.

right hand

a)

radial loop

b)

plain whorl

c)

accidental loop

d)

ulnar loop

31.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bifurcation

b)

Splitting Ridge

c)

Delta

d)

Y

32.

When are fingerprints formed?

a)

When you are a teenager

b)

During fetal development/in the womb

c)

By the time you are two years old

d)

At birth

33.

A fingerprint pattern will remain unchanged for the life of an individual; however, the print itself may change due to scars and disease.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

a)

b)

c)

35.

IAFIS is the...

a)

FBI fingerprint database.

b)

CIA DNA database.

c)

International union of forensic scientists.

d)

national child database.

36.

The lines on your fingers that make a pattern are called...

a)

cores.

b)

deltas.

c)

ridges.

d)

arches.

37.

Which of the following is not a type of whorl

a)

Plain

b)

Smooth

c)

Central pocket loop

d)

Accidental

e)

Double loop

38.

Identify the two types of loop fingerprints

a)

Loopty loop

b)

Ulnar loop

c)

Hula loop

d)

Radial loop

39.

How many deltas are found in whorls

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.

a)

False

b)

True

41.

Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?

a)

yes

b)

no

42.

The center of a loop or whorl is called...

a)

Delta

b)

Latent

c)

Arch

d)

Core

43.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island (pick me! pick me! you know you want to)

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Ridge ending

44.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Sludge

b)

Island (dot)

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Pore

45.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Delta

b)

Core

c)

Enclosure (eye)

d)

Hook (spur)

46.

Minutiae type?

a)

Short ridge

b)

Bifurcation

c)

Hook

d)

Delta

47.

Identify circle 6

a)

lake

b)

bridge

c)

bifurcation

d)

spur

48.

Identify circle 5

a)

Short Ridge

b)

Bridge

c)

Ridge Ending

d)

Spur

49.

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Whorl

d)

Arch

50.

The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Whorl

d)

Arch

Forensics Fingerprint Characteristics

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