GRADE 6 SCIENCEEVIDENCE AND INVESTIGATION

TERMINOLOGY REVIEW

INSTRUCTIONS

• The definition or question will appear at the top of the screen.

• The multiple choice answers will then be listed.

• The answers will be followed by the prompt to identify the correct answer.

• The correct answer will be the last item displayed.

Fingerprints are an important form of evidence at crime scenes. The next 8 questions deal with fingerprints.

• Investigators classify fingerprints according to how they are left at the scene of a crime.

• For the next three questions, match the description of how the fingerprints are classified with the print name.

1) Which statement best describes a Patent fingerprint?

A. Fingerprints that can be seen with the naked eye. Fingers that have dirt, blood, ink or paint on them typically leave this form of print.

B. Fingerprints that are invisible to the naked eye. Investigators use dusting with powder, lasers or other strong light sources and heated super glue to expose these prints.

C. Fingerprints that leave an impression in soft objects like soap, clay, wax or wet cement.

• The answer is• A. Fingerprints that can be seen with the naked

eye.

2) Which statement best describes a plastic or impressed fingerprint?

A. Fingerprints that can be seen with the naked eye. Fingers that have dirt, blood, ink or paint on them typically leave this form of print.

B. Fingerprints that are invisible to the naked eye. Investigators use dusting with powder, lasers or other strong light sources and heated super glue to expose these prints.

C. Fingerprints that leave an impression in soft objects like soap, clay, wax or wet cement.

• The answer is• C. Fingerprints that leave an impression in a

substance.

3) Which statement best describes a latent fingerprint?

A. Fingerprints that can be seen with the naked eye. Fingers that have dirt, blood, ink or paint on them typically leave this form of print.

B. Fingerprints that are invisible to the naked eye. Investigators use dusting with powder, lasers or other strong light sources and heated super glue to expose these prints.

C. Fingerprints that leave an impression in soft objects like soap, clay, wax or wet cement.

• The answer is• B. Fingerprints that are invisible to the naked eye.

4) Which of the following is not an accepted method of collecting fingerprints from a crime scene?

A. By dusting surfaces for latent prints.B. By taking photographs of patent prints.C. Spray painting surfaces to identify smudges or

other irregularities left by fingers or palms.D. By collecting soft objects with visible plastic

prints.• The answer is • C. Spray painting surfaces to identify smudges or

other irregularities left by fingers or palms.

5) Investigators collect fingerprints evidence from a list of sources at a crime scene. Which of the following would likely be excluded from that list?

A. Investigators collect fingerprint evidence from possible suspects.

B. Investigators collect fingerprint evidence from investigators at the crime scene.

C. Investigators collect fingerprint evidence from the crime scene itself.

D. Investigators collect fingerprint evidence from victims of the crime.

• The answer is • B) Investigators collect fingerprint evidence from

investigators at the crime scene.

6) Which of the following is not one of the finger -print classes used by criminal investigators?

A. ArchesB. LoopsC. WavesD. Whorls• The correct answer is• C) Waves are not one of the three finger print

classes

7) Which of the following is not an accepted principle of fingerprinting?

A. Fingerprints have general characteristic ridge patterns that allow them to be systematically identified.

B. A fingerprint is an individual characteristic (no two people have been found with the exact same fingerprint pattern).

C. Fingerprint patterns naturally change as you age.• The answer is• C) Fingerprint patterns naturally change as you

age.

8) Definition: A person connected with committing a crime.

A. SuspectB. AccompliceC. PerpetratorD. OffenderE. Witness• The correct answer is• B) Accomplice

9) Definition: A series of steps scientists use to solve a problem.

A. ResearchB. ExperimentC. Data AnalysisD. Scientific MethodE. Observation.• The answer is• D) Scientific Method

10) Definition: An account of where a suspect was or who they were with at the time of a crime.

A. EvidenceB. TestimonyC. AlibiD. Clue• The answer is • C) Alibi

11) Definition: To use a system to group information into categories.

A. DataB. Data analysisC. ExamineD. Classify• The answer is• D) Classify

12) Definition: A person who saw or can give a firsthand account of a crime.

A. WitnessB. AccompliceC. PerpetratorD. SuspectE. Offender• The answer is• A) Witness

13) Definition: The study of the natural world.

A. Forensic ScienceB. ScienceC. Data AnalysisD. ExperimentE. Research• The answer is • B) Science

14) Definition: A summary of the results of the experimentation and a statement of how the

results relate to the hypothesis.A. PredictionB. ConclusionC. PredictionD. ObservationE. Investigation• The answer is • B) Conclusion

15) Definition: A person who is harmed or suffers some loss.

A. AccompliceB. VictimC. SuspectD. OffenderE. Perpetrator• The answer is• B) Victim

16) Definition: A fact or an object that helps to solve a crime.

A. EvidenceB. Trace EvidenceC. ClueD. Data• The correct answer is• C) Clue

17) Definition: Anything found at a crime scene or on a victim in small but measurable amounts.

A. ClueB. EvidenceC. DataD. Trace Evidence• The answer is • D) Trace Evidence

18) Definition: A group of measurements, facts or statistics.

A. EvidenceB. DataC. Trace EvidenceD. ResearchE. Experiment• The answer is• B) Data

19) Definition: The method of collecting information and data about a topic being studied.

A. ResearchB. ExperimentC. Forensic ScienceD. InvestigationE. Examine• The answer is• A) Research

20) Definition: An act committed in violation of the law.

A. Break-inB. RobberyC. CrimeD. LarcenyE. Petty Larceny• The correct answer is• C) Crime

21) Definition: A person thought to have committed a crime.

A. SuspectB. PerpetratorC. OffenderD. AccompliceE. Witness• The correct answer is• A) Suspect

22) Definition: A forecast of future events based on previous observations and experiments.

A. HypothesisB. IdentifyC. PredictD. HunchE. Examine• The correct answer is• C) Predict

23) Definition: To infer by logical reasoning.

A. DeduceB. PredictC. MotiveD. HunchE. Clue• The correct answer is• A) Deduce

24) Definition: To organize and examine collected data using narratives, charts, graphs, or tables.

A. ClassifyB. IdentifyC. MeasureD. Data AnalysisE. Deduce• The correct answer is• D) Data Analysis

25) Definition: The location where a crime has been committed.

A. BankB. LaboratoryC. InvestigationD. Crime SceneE. Police Line• The correct answer is• D) Crime Scene

26) Definition: An idea about the solution to a problem that can be tested or investigated.

A. HunchB. ClueC. HypothesisD. PredictE. Examine• The correct answer is• C) Hypothesis

27) Definition: The steps used to test a hypothesis.

A. Criminal InvestigationB. ExperimentC. InvestigationD. Forensic ScienceE. Research• The correct answer is• B) Experiment

28) Definition: A person who has allegedly committed a crime.

A. VictimB. WitnessC. OffenderD. SuspectE. Perpetrator• The correct answer is• E) Perpetrator

29) Definition: To look closely at somebody or something.

A. StareB. ExamineC. ObservationD. ResearchE. Investigation• The correct answer is• E) Examine

30) Definition: A person accused of a crime.

A. OffenderB. PerpetratorC. AccompliceD. SuspectE. Victim• The correct answer is• A) Offender

31) Definition: An item used as proof in a crime.

A. Security footage (video tape).B. EvidenceC. ClueD. DataE. Motive• The correct answer is• B) Evidence

32) Definition: The study of evidence in order to solve crimes and convict criminals.

A. InvestigationB. ExperimentC. Forensic ScienceD. ResearchE. Scientific Method• The correct answer is• C) Forensic Science

33) Definition: To use the senses to gather information about an object or event.

A. InvestigationB. ExamineC. ObservationD. MeasureE. Research• The correct answer is• C) Observation

34) Definition: A feeling not based on known facts.

A. MotiveB. HypothesisC. PredictD. ClueE. Hunch• The correct answer is• E) Hunch

35) Definition: A system of assigning numbers to an observation.

A. MeasureB. Data AnalysisC. ExamineD. ClassifyE. Predict• The correct answer is• A) Measure

36) Definition: The reason a person does something or acts in a certain way.

A. AlibiB. ConclusionC. MotiveD. DeduceE. Clue• The correct answer is• C) Motive

37) Definition: To name or recognize a person, place, or thing.

A. IdentifyB. InvestigateC. WitnessD. DeduceE. Observation• The correct answer is• A) Identify

38) Definition: The procedure of collecting evidence by law enforcement officers to solve a crime.

A. ExamineB. ResearchC. InvestigationD. ObservationE. Experiment• The correct answer is• C) Investigation.