WorksheetsForensics UNIT 1 Part 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Kim mixed two chemicals together and then decided to smell the contents of the beaker to see if a chemical reaction occurred during her experiment. Which of the following did she do incorrectly?
Kim should not have tested to see if a chemical reaction occurred.
Kim should not have smelled the contents of her beaker.
Kim should not have mixed the two chemicals together.
There is nothing wrong with this situation.
Lynn transports her microscope from the front of the classroom to her lab station. Which of the following parts of the microscope must Lynn hold during the transport of the microscope?
The base and eyepiece
The eyepiece and stage
The base and arm
The stage and eyepiece
Casey places a specimen on the stage of the microscope. To see the image better, he turns the objective lens to the highest power (40X). He then turns the course adjustment knob and then the fine adjustment knob so that he can see the object more clearly. Which of the following did Casey do incorrectly?
He should have placed the specimen on the base instead of the stage.
He should not have used the high objective lens.
He should not have used the course adjustment knob with the high objective setting.
He should not have used the fine adjustment knob with the high objective setting.
How can a scientist determine the magnification of a specimen that is being viewed under the microscope?
all specimens are viewed at 100X magnification on a microscope
The adjustment knob will tell the scientist the magnification
The scientists should multiply the magnification of the eyepiece (10X) by the magnification of the objective lens in use.
The scientist should refer to the microscope’s manual for the correct magnification.
Arnold wants to measure out 15 mL of alcohol precisely and accurately. Which of the following pieces of lab equipment would be BEST to use?
Beaker
Erlenmeyer flask
Test tube
Graduated cylinder
Locard’s Exchange principle implies all of the following except:
Fibers can be transferred from one person to another.
Blood spatter is used to identify blood type.
Cat hair can be transferred to your pants.
Soil samples can be carried from the yard into your home.
Direct evidence can include all of the following except:
A toxicology report
A signed ransom note
A surveillance film
A sample of hair
The reason that it is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene is to__.
Prevent contamination of the evidence
Prevent fighting among witnesses
Prevent the witnesses from talking to one another
Protect them from the perpetrator.
Correct collection of evidence requires which of the following?
Documenting the location where the evidence was found.
Documenting the location where the evidence was found.
Documenting the location where the evidence was found.
All of the above
Which of the following best describes the difference between circumstantial evidence and direct evidence?
Direct evidence can lead to the conviction of a suspect, while circumstantial evidence cannot.
Direct evidence is not admissible in court; however, circumstantial evidence is admissible with the approval of a judge.
Direct evidence is used to imply a fact, while circumstantial evidence proves an alleged fact.
Direct evidence proves and alleged fact, while circumstantial evidence is used to imply a fact.
The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence is known as ____.
Locard’s Exchange Principle
Chain of Custody
Frye Standard
Daubert Ruling
The prosecution of a criminal case wants to bring in an expert witness to testify and give their expert opinion about the decomposition of human remains. Which of the following is necessary before the witness can testify?
According to the Daubert ruling, the judge will need to rule the expert witness as “admissible.”
According to Locard’s Principle of Exchange, the judge will need to rule the expert witness as “admissible.”
According to the Frye Standard, the judge will need to rule the expert witness as “admissible.”
According to the Innocence Project, the judge will need to rule the expert witness as “admissible.”
Which of the following evidence is considered to be direct evidence?
A fingerprint left on a door knob
A fiber from a suspect’s couch found on the victim’s shirt
Blood from a victim found under the fingernails of a suspect
A confession in a police report
Which of the following evidence is considered to be biological?
Impressions
Fingerprints
Shell casings
Hair
Read the scenario below and answer question
The Bank of Eastman was robbed last Friday. The first responder secured the scene and immediately began looking and collecting evidence without gloves. When the crime scene investigators arrived, the first responder and C.S.I members immediately opened the packs from the top, breaking the signed seal. Several pieces of evidence were analyzed such as a surveillance film from the bank, a ransom letter that requested $10,000.00, and a set of car keys left by the robber and a hair sample found near the ransom letter. After analyzing the evidence, customers and bank personnel were interviewed by detectives. The bank robber was never found.
Which of the following did the first responder do correctly during the investigation?
He initially secured the crime scene.
He collected evidence before the C.S.I contaminated the scene
He collected evidence without gloves
He opened evidence packs from the top of the package
The Bank of Eastman was robbed last Friday. The first responder secured the scene and immediately began looking and collecting evidence without gloves. When the crime scene investigators arrived, the first responder and C.S.I members immediately opened the packs from the top, breaking the signed seal. Several pieces of evidence were analyzed such as a surveillance film from the bank, a ransom letter that requested $10,000.00, and a set of car keys left by the robber and a hair sample found near the ransom letter. After analyzing the evidence, customers and bank personnel were interviewed by detectives. The bank robber was never found.
How would the set of keys be classified?
Biological evidence
Direct evidence
Class evidence
Individual evidence
The Bank of Eastman was robbed last Friday. The first responder secured the scene and immediately began looking and collecting evidence without gloves. When the crime scene investigators arrived, the first responder and C.S.I members immediately opened the packs from the top, breaking the signed seal. Several pieces of evidence were analyzed such as a surveillance film from the bank, a ransom letter that requested $10,000.00, and a set of car keys left by the robber and a hair sample found near the ransom letter. After analyzing the evidence, customers and bank personnel were interviewed by detectives. The bank robber was never found.
Which of the following pieces of evidence would most likely be considered individual evidence?
The car keys
The hair sample w/ follicle
The ransom letter
Eye witnesses
When packaging evidence, which of the following is NOT a procedure that should be followed?
The evidence should be approved by a judge
The evidence must be dried if it’s wet
The evidence must be placed in a bindle if it’s really small
The evidence must include a signature from the person who recovered it
