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Forensic Science Fingerprinting Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ID this print

a)

plain whorl

b)

central pocket whorl

c)

double loop whorl

d)

accidental whorl

2.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Ulnar Loop

3.

What pattern is this? (Left Hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

4.

The most common fingerprint pattern

a)

Loop

b)

Arches

c)

Whorl

d)

Twirl

5.

Check the 3 types of general fingerprint patterns

a)

Arches

b)

Whorls

c)

Loops

d)

Minutiae

6.
Fingerprints are formed: 
a)

during fetal development

b)

by the time a child is two years old

c)

at birth

d)

during first 6 months after birth

7.

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

8.

A fingerprint will remain unchanged during a person's lifetime unless...

a)

they scar their finger

b)

false, fingerprints change over time

c)

they become an alien

9.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)

loops

b)

whorls

c)

arches

d)

ripples

10.

The study of fingerprints is known as...

a)

entomology

b)

dactyloscopy

c)

ophthalmology

d)

toxicology