Fingerprint and Forensic Science Quiz

What are the three main types of fingerprint patterns?

• Arches, loops, and whorls

• Curves, angles, and waves

• Spirals, circles, and squares

• Dots, lines, and triangles

How are fingerprint databases used to match prints found at a crime scene?

• By using facial recognition technology to identify the prints.

• By comparing the prints found at the crime scene with DNA samples in the database.

• By comparing the prints found at the crime scene with known prints of individuals in the database.

• By analyzing the chemical composition of the prints to find a match.

Describe the historical significance of fingerprinting in forensics.

• It is a method that is rarely accurate in identifying individuals

• It has been a reliable method for identifying individuals and solving crimes.

• Fingerprinting is only used for entertainment purposes

• It has no real significance in solving crimes

What is the most common type of fingerprint pattern found in humans?

• Loop pattern

• Spiral pattern

• Arch pattern

• Whorl pattern

How does automated fingerprint identification work in matching prints to a database?

• By analyzing the color of the fingerprint

• By measuring the temperature of the fingerprint

• By counting the number of lines on the fingerprint

• By comparing unique patterns and ridges of a fingerprint to those stored in a database.

Who is credited with the first systematic use of fingerprints for identification?

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Sir William Herschel

What is the least common type of fingerprint pattern?

• Whorl

• Loop

• Spiral

• Arch

When was the first recorded use of fingerprints as a means of identification?

• Renaissance period in Europe

• ancient Babylon around 2000 BCE

• Industrial Revolution in England

• Inca civilization in South America

Match the following

• Whorl

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• Arch

• 
• Loop

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Label the minutiae

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a

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bifurcation

delta

dot

eye

core