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Forensic science chapter 2 vocab quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

a)

direct evidence

b)

crime scene investigation

c)

class evidence

d)

Chain of custody

2.

circumstancial evidence

a)

Indirect evidence used to imply a fact but not support it directly

b)

A kind of evidence that directly connects an individual to something

c)

material that connects an individual thing to a certain group

d)

the location where the crime took place

3.

crime scene investigation

a)

a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime

b)

walking around the crime scene and recording

c)

reconstructing the crime scene

d)

questioning individuals at the crime scene

4.

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

a)

circumstancial evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

class evidence

5.

a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed and through its commission

a)

crime scene analysis

b)

crime scene reconstruction

c)

forensic science

d)

crime scene understanding

6.

a permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene

a)

point of reference

b)

datum point

c)

main point

7.

evidence that, if authentic, supports an alledged fact of a case

a)

direct evidence

b)

totally true evidence

c)

factual evidence

d)

individual evidence

8.

The first safety official to arrive at a crime scene (ex. police officer, firefighting, EMT/Paramedic)

a)

forensic official

b)

first responder

c)

officer of law

d)

government official

9.

a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing

a)

Individual evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

forensic evidence

d)

trace evidence

10.

Paper bindle

a)

a cute oragami paper

b)

a plain piece of paper

c)

a folded paper used to hold trace evidence

d)

a paper dropped by the suspect

11.

The location where the crime scene took place

a)

primary crime scene

b)

secondary crime scene

c)

The street name and location of where the crime is at

d)

triangulation

12.

Secondary crime scene

a)

the location where the crime took place

b)

Where the first responders go after the crime scene

c)

Another major crime occurring in the same area

d)

a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found

13.

a mathematical method of estimating positions of objects at a location such as a crime scene, given locations of stationary objects

a)

datum point

b)

Mathmatical science

c)

focal point

d)

Triangulation

14.

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

a)

Trace evidence

b)

Small evidence

c)

Microscopic evidence

d)

Race evidence