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Evidence and Investigation Vocab Quizizz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What refers to information, objects, or facts that can be used to support or prove something?

a)

Investigation

b)

Suspect

c)

Culprit

d)

Evidence

2.

Which term describes a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information to answer questions or solve problems?

a)

Investigation

b)

Forensic Science

c)

Bias

d)

Perspective

3.

What is the application of scientific methods and techniques to the analysis of evidence in legal cases?

a)

Culprit

b)

Forensic Science

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Tread

4.

Who is a person believed to be involved in a crime or under investigation for possible involvement?

a)

Culprit

b)

Suspect

c)

Evidence

d)

Investigation

5.

Which term refers to the person responsible for committing a crime or wrongdoing?

a)

Suspect

b)

Investigation

c)

Evidence

d)

Culprit

6.

What is a preference or prejudice that can influence a person's judgment or interpretation of events?

a)

Ethical

b)

Bias

c)

Perspective

d)

Investigation

7.

Which term means conforming to principles of morality and fairness?

a)

Perspective

b)

Bias

c)

Ethical

d)

Investigation

8.

What is a particular point of view or way of looking at a situation?

a)

Investigation

b)

Perspective

c)

Hypothesis

d)

DNA

9.

What is a proposed explanation or prediction that can be tested through investigation?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Controlled Variable

c)

Manipulated Variable

d)

Responding Variable

10.

In an experiment, what is kept constant to ensure that changes in the manipulated variable are the only factors affecting the responding variable?

a)

Responding Variable

b)

Controlled Variable

c)

Manipulated Variable

d)

Hypothesis

11.

What refers to the variable intentionally changed or manipulated in an experiment?

a)

Responding Variable

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Manipulated Variable

d)

Ethical

12.

What is the variable observed or measured to determine the outcome of an experiment?

a)

Responding Variable

b)

Data

c)

Conclusion

d)

Observation

13.

What molecule contains the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms?

a)

Chromatography

b)

DNA

c)

Stride

d)

Core

14.

What term describes the distance between successive placements of the same foot while walking?

a)

Tread

b)

Pace

c)

Stride

d)

Composite

15.

What is the pattern on the bottom of a shoe, which can be used for identification?

a)

Tread

b)

Stride

c)

Pace

d)

Pace

16.

What is the length of a full step in walking?

a)

Stride

b)

Dichotomous Key

c)

Pace

d)

Composite

17.

What is a tool used in the identification of organisms or objects by presenting a series of choices leading to the correct name or classification?

a)

Fair Test

b)

Arch

c)

Loop

d)

Dichotomous Key

18.

What is an experiment in which only the manipulated variable is allowed to influence the responding variable?

a)

Fair Test

b)

DNA

c)

Delta

d)

Core

19.

What fingerprint pattern is characterized by raised ridges that flow from one side to the other without any backward turn?

a)

Whorl

b)

Arch

c)

Loop

d)

Composite

20.

Which fingerprint pattern has ridges that flow in one direction and then recurve back in the opposite direction?

a)

Loop

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Delta

21.

What fingerprint pattern has ridges forming circular or spiral patterns?

a)

Whorl

b)

Loop

c)

Arch

d)

Fork

22.

What is a fingerprint pattern that combines two or more other patterns?

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Composite

d)

Ridge Ending

23.

In forensics, what is a triangular region found in loop fingerprints?

a)

Delta

b)

Core

c)

Fork

d)

Chromatography

24.

What is the central point in a fingerprint pattern from which ridges radiate?

a)

Core

b)

Ridge Ending

c)

Delta

d)

Fork

25.

What is the point where a ridge in a fingerprint pattern terminates?

a)

Ridge Ending

b)

Fork

c)

Delta

d)

Composite

26.

In a fingerprint pattern, what is a point where a ridge divides into two branches?

a)

Fork

b)

Delta

c)

Arch

d)

Loop

27.

What technique is used to separate and analyze components of ink in order to match types of pens?

a)

Chromatography

b)

Graphology

c)

DNA

d)

Handwriting Analysis

28.

What is the act of creating false documents, signatures, or imitations with the intent to deceive?

a)

Forgery

b)

Graphology

c)

Arch

d)

Loop

29.

What is the study of handwriting, often used in forensic investigations to analyze the psychological traits of a person?

a)

Arch

b)

Graphology

c)

Forgery

d)

Chromatography

30.

What term refers to the level of acidity in a substance, measured using a pH scale?

a)

Particle Size

b)

Acidity

c)

Forgery

d)

DNA

31.

What does the term "Particle Size" refer to in forensic investigations?

a)

The size of fingerprints

b)

The length of a full step in walking

c)

The level of acidity in a substance

d)

The dimensions of individual particles in a substance