Forensic Science: Trace Evidence: Glass & Paint Review

an inorganic compound made of quartz sand and combined with other oxides

• Density

• Glass

• Amorphous Solid

• Isotropic

process used to increase the strength of glass

• Borosilicate

• Density

• Tempering

• Anisotropic

most basic form of glass; commonly found in jars, windows and lamps

• Borosilicate

• Radial Cracks

• Amorphous Solid

• Soda-lime Glass

contains compounds to increase the strength of glass and insure stability in high temperatures

• Borosilicate

• Refractive Index

• Radial Cracks

• Anisotropic

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-6

used for comparison analysis; calculated by dividing mass by volume

• Angle of Refraction

• Density

• Snell’s Law

• Paint Extenders

atoms and molecules within glass which are organized in a random structure

• Borosilicate

• Concentric Fractures

• Amorphous Solid

• Isotropic

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

begin at the site of impact and radiate outward based on the amount of force

• Angle of Refraction

• Hot Stage Method

• Phase Contrast

• Radial Cracks

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-3

form perpendicular to radical fractures on the side of the force as the tension and compression ripples throughout the glass

• Concentric Fractures

• Refractive Index

• Anisotropic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

measurement which determines how light will refract within an object compared to how light travels in a vacuum

• Radial Cracks

• Refractive Index

• Angle of Refraction

more than one refractive index

• Anisotropic

• Isotropic

• Isotrophic

• Heterotrpphic

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3