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Fingerprint Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What main fingerprint pattern is this? (Right Hand)

a)

Arch

b)

Plastic

c)

Loop

d)

Whorl

2.

What main type of fingerprint pattern is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Bifurcation

3.

Classify the print (left hand)

a)

Double Loop

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Plain Arch

d)

Central Pocket Loop

4.

Classify the print (left hand)

a)

Double Loop

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Plain Arch

d)

Central Pocket Loop

5.

Classify the print (left hand)

a)

Ulnar Loop

b)

Radial Loop

c)

Plain Arch

d)

Double Loop Whorl

6.

If there is a 60% chance of having a loop fingerprint, theoretically how many of 10 prints would be a loop?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

7.
What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?
a)
the dust on the things we touch
b)
the smoothness of the surfaces we touch
c)
the natural oils on skin
d)
the moisture in the atmosphere
8.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic types of fingerprint patterns?
a)
loops
b)
spirals
c)
whorls
d)
arches
9.

What would be the best way of visualizing a print found on a glass bottle?

a)

dusting and lifting and superglue fuming

b)

dusting and lifting and ninhydrin

c)

dusting and lifting and iodine fuming

d)

dusting and lifting and silver nitrate

10.

a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and leaves from the other side

a)

Whorl

b)

Arch

c)

Loop

11.

a center of a loop on a fingerprint

a)

Delta

b)

Minutiae

c)

Core

d)

Loop

12.

a triangular ridge pattern on a fingerprint.

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Delta

d)

Whorl

13.

an invisible fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or forensic techniques

a)

Latent

b)

Plastic

c)

Patent

14.

the combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each unique; also called ridge characteristics

a)

Delta

b)

Minutiae

c)

Core

d)

Whorl

15.

type of pattern that is made up of any two loops combined into one print

a)

Double loop whorl

b)

Central Pocket Loop Whorl

c)

Accidental whorl

d)

Delta whorl

16.

What was the purpose of digitizing and archiving fingerprints in the mid-70s?

a)

To handle the massive task of categorizing prints

b)

To make searches easier and reduce turnaround time

c)

To develop complex formulas for categorizing prints

d)

To rely on unusual traits and characteristics

17.

Why are fingerprints considered a reliable measure of individual identity?

a)

Because they are unique to each individual

b)

Because they do not change over time

c)

Because they can be easily categorized and searched

d)

Both A and B

18.

What are the lines on your fingers that leave impressions called?

a)

follicle

b)

ridges

c)

print marks

d)

roots

19.

What do you call the number of ridges from the core to the delta?

a)

ridge count

b)

ridge index

c)

core to delta count

d)

index