Forensic Science

Question 1

Arson

Answer 1

Delibrate lighting of fire

Question 2

Ballistics

Answer 2

The study of guns and ammunition

Question 3

Circumstances evidence

Answer 3

Evidence that points to a suspect but doesnt prove they are guilty

Question 4

Core body temperature

Answer 4

37°C for a healthy human

Question 5

Corpse

Answer 5

Dead body

Question 6

Crime scene unit (CSU)

Answer 6

Specialists who collect and bag evidence

Question 7

DNA

Answer 7

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 8

Fibres

Answer 8

Strands of material such as hair, wool, or polyester

Question 9

Fingerprints

Answer 9

Patterns of ridges and and grooves on the fingers and toes

Question 10

Homicide

Answer 10

Murder or manslaughter of another human

Question 11

Impressions

Answer 11

Track marks

Question 12

Negative impression

Answer 12

An impression formed by material gathering in recesses, such as the grooves in a tyre or shoe

Question 13

Non-porous

Answer 13

Doesnt absorb liquids such as body oils

Question 14

Pathology

Answer 14

The study of disease and cause of death

Question 15

Physical evidence

Answer 15

Large pieces of evidence

Question 16

Porous

Answer 16

Absorbs body oils

Question 17

Positive impression

Answer 17

An exact image, such as the pattern of a shoe or a tyre

Question 18

Tool mark

Answer 18

Characteristic mark left by a tool

Question 19

Toxicology

Answer 19

The study of the effects of poisons and chemicals on the body

Question 20

Trace evidence

Answer 20

Microscopic evidence such as fibres or DNA

Question 21

Alpha rays

Answer 21

Form of nuclear radiation

Question 22

Anthropometry

Answer 22

Study of body size and proportions

Question 23

Arches

Answer 23

A form of fingerprint in the shape of arches

Question 24

Assassination

Answer 24

Political murder

Question 25

Autopsy

Answer 25

Dissection of a body to determine cause of death

Question 26

Autoradiogram

Answer 26

Identifying pattern that represents DNA patterning

Question 27

Bertillon system

Answer 27

A form of anthropometry in which body size and proportions are measured

Question 28

Biometric facial recognition

Answer 28

When a face is scanned and computer-matched with stored images of faces

Question 29

CCTV

Answer 29

Closed circuit TV

Question 30

Composite

Answer 30

A form of fingerprint

Question 31

Diatoms

Answer 31

Microscopic organisms found in water, each with a different shape

Question 32

Dioxins

Answer 32

A form of poisons

Question 33

Gel electrophoresis

Answer 33

A process in which DNA is cut then analysed to produce an autoradiogram

Question 34

Identikit

Answer 34

Form of identification in which facial features are slotted together

Question 35

Loops

Answer 35

A form of finger print in the shape of loops

Question 36

Polonium-210

Answer 36

Radioactive material, used once as poison

Question 37

Retroactive interference

Answer 37

Changes in the memory of sn eyewitness after looking at other images

Question 38

Ricin

Answer 38

A form of poison

Question 39

Whorls

Answer 39

A form of fingerprint in the shape of whorls

Question 40

Binary code

Answer 40

The way a computer stores information: 0 and 1

Question 41

Chromatography

Answer 41

The use of solvents to separate colours of ink and other materials

Question 42

Counterfeit

Answer 42

Fake (usually refers to a banknote)

Question 43

ePassport

Answer 43

A passport that includes a chip recording personal information

Question 44

Extortion

Answer 44

Threats and blackmail

Question 45

Fluoresce

Answer 45

Shining due to special light (e.g.) UV

Question 46

Identity fraud

Answer 46

Pretending to be someone else

Question 47

Intaglio

Answer 47

Raised printing

Question 48

Iris

Answer 48

Coloured ring of muscle in the eye that controls the size of the pupil

Question 49

Polymer film

Answer 49

Plastic used to make banknotes

Question 50

Retina

Answer 50

Back of the eye

Question 51

Smartgate

Answer 51

Gate that electronically reads ePassports