Chapter 4 VOCAB Quiz

Question 1

Amorphous-

Answer 1

Without a defined shape; fibers composed of a loose arrangement of polymers that are soft, elastic, and absorbing (for example, cotton)

Question 2

Crystalline-

Answer 2

geometrically shaped; fibers composed of polymers packed side by side, which makes them stiff and strong (for example, flax)

Question 3

Direct transfer-

Answer 3

The passing of evidence, such as a fiber, from victim to suspect or vice versa

Question 4

Fiber-

Answer 4

The smallest indivisible unit of a textile, it must be at least 100 times longer than wide

Question 5

Mineral fiber-

Answer 5

A collection of mineral crystals formed into a recognizable pattern

Question 6

Monomer-

Answer 6

Small, repeating molecules that can link to form polymers

Question 7

Natural fiber-

Answer 7

A fiber produced naturally and harvested from animal, plant, or mineral sources

Question 8

Polymer-

Answer 8

A substance composed of long chains of repeating molecules (monomers)

Question 9

Secondary transfer-

Answer 9

The transfer of evidence such as a fiber from a source (for example, a carpet) to a person (suspect), and then to another person (victim)

Question 10

Synthetic fiber

Answer 10

A fiber made from a manufactured substance such as plastic

Question 11

Textile-

Answer 11

A flexible, flat material made by interlacing yarn (or “threads”)

Question 12

Warp-

Answer 12

A lengthwise yarn or thread in a weave

Question 13

Weft-

Answer 13

A crosswise yarn or thread in a weave

Question 14

Yarn (thread)-

Answer 14

Fibers that have been spun together