Name: __________________________________ Class: __________ Date: ___________
Forensic Science Test Review for Chapter 10
1.
List some items that are considered trace evidence.
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2.
When artifacts are present in soil, can the soil be tested? ________
3.
What is the best way to characterize soils? ___________________
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4.
Do any materials in soil fluoresce? (glow) _____________________
5.
Is fluoresce considered individual evidence? __________________
6.
What color is clay soil? __________________________________
7.
Is soil considered class or individual evidence most often? ________
Why? _______________________________________________
8.
How can magnets help when identifying soil? ___________________
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9.
What is glass made of? __________________________________
10.
What are some physical properties of glass? __________________
11.
When can glass evidence be considered individual evidence?
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12.
If the Becke line disappears, we call it _______________________
13.
List several common magnetic metals. ________________________
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14.
What is a simple test for metal ions? ________________________
15.
What is the definition of confirmatory test? __________________
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16.
Compare physical and chemical properties. Give examples of each.
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17.
Draw a pH scale and label what is considered neutral, acids, and bases.
18.
How do you know if a chemical reaction has taken place? __________
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Name: __________________________________ Class: __________ Date: ___________
19.
What is the forensic definition of soil? ______________________
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20.
When used as evidence, how is soil analyzed? __________________
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21.
Define density: ________________________________________
22.
What does a topographic map show? _________________________
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23.
What does soil horizon show? ______________________________
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24.
What is the organic part of the soil called? ___________________
25.
What is the major difference between clay and sand? ____________
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26.
If an object floats in a liquid, the density is (more, less) than the
density of the liquid. If an object sinks in a liquid, the density is
(more, less) than the liquid.
27.
What side of a bullet hole in glass is larger? ___________________
28.
Define glass: __________________________________________
29.
What is the refractive index? _____________________________
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30.
What is the Becke line? __________________________________
31.
What is an exemplar? ___________________________________
32.
Who was Georg Popp? ___________________________________
33.
What is his importance to this unit? _________________________
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