Power of Evidence

Question 1

can be matched to a weapon and analyzed to determine a weapon’s shape, size, or length as well as clues about about the victim or suspect

Answer 1

wound

Question 2

genetic material that can be extracted from body tissues and used to create a profile to identify a victim or suspect

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

bottom portion of hair in which nuclear DNA can be found

Answer 3

Root

Question 4

universal solvent

Answer 4

water

Question 5

points on a fingerprint where the ridge structure changes, such as forks, bridges and deltas

Answer 5

minutiae

Question 6

can be analyzed to determine the sex, stature, age and race of a victim

Answer 6

skeletal remains

Question 7

instrument used to examine hairs and fibers in detail

Answer 7

microscope

Question 8

can be analyzed to determine its properties, such as color, tint, thickness, density, chemical composition, and refractive index

Answer 8

glass

Question 9

process of separating a mixture into its individual components, such as determining the compounds in gasoline

Answer 9

chromatography

Question 10

type of print left at a crime scene, such as a tool handle, glass, door, etc.

Answer 10

latent

Question 11

can be classified as loops, whorls, and arches

Answer 11

fingerprints

Question 12

forms when an object is torn or broken, edges can be examined to see if they match

Answer 12

fracture

Question 13

database used to find matches to bullets or firearms found at a crime scene

Answer 13

IBIS

Question 14

type of fiber made from plants of animals

Answer 14

natural

Question 15

substance made of keratin and is composed of the cuticle, cortex, and medulla

Answer 15

hair

Question 16

database that is used to find matches for DNA

Answer 16

CODIS

Question 17

examiners may analyze this type of evidence to determine the type of the type of paper used, printing method, handwriting style, or type of ink to find a match to a suspect

Answer 17

questioned documents

Question 18

substances that give color to objects, such as paint, hair and fibers

Answer 18

pigments

Question 19

study of firearms and ammunition

Answer 19

ballistics

Question 20

abbreviation for gunshot residue

Answer 20

GSR

Question 21

evidence that is formed as an object leaves a “mark” on another one, such as tire tracks, toolmarks, and bitemarks

Answer 21

impression

Question 22

most common type of fingerprint pattern

Answer 22

arch

Question 23

least common type of fingerprint pattern

Answer 23

loop

Question 24

type of fiber that is manmade

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synthetic

Question 25

database that can be used to find matches for fingerprints found at a crime scene

Answer 25

AFIS

Question 26

principle that states “with contact between two items, there will be an exchange.”

Answer 26

Locard