Questions from Crime and Investigation


Q: STR analysis is the most successful and widely used DNA profiling procedure

STR analysis is the most successful and widely used DNA profiling procedure. A) True B) False 12) The more STRs a forensic scientist can characterize, the greater is the likelihood that they origina...

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Q: The quantity of heat from a chemical reaction comes from the presence

The quantity of heat from a chemical reaction comes from the presence of oxygen in the reaction. A) True B) False 2) Molecules must absorb energy when their bonds are reformed and they liberate energ...

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Q: A search of the fire scene must focus on finding the fire’s

A search of the fire scene must focus on finding the fire’s point of origin. A) True B) False 12) Water does not interfere with laboratory methods used to detect and characterize flammable liquid res...

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Q: Detonation is characterized by very rapid oxidation that produces heat, light

Detonation is characterized by very rapid oxidation that produces heat, light, and a subsonic pressure wave. A) True B) False 22) Low explosives detonate relatively slowly (less than 1,000 meters pe...

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Q: Black powder does not explode when unconfined. A) True

Black powder does not explode when unconfined. A) True B) False 32) Nitroglycerin-based dynamite has virtually disappeared from the industrial explosives market. A) True B) False 33) Military “dynam...

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Q: A technique applicable for determining whether or not an individual has recently

A technique applicable for determining whether or not an individual has recently fired a weapon is: A) Neutron activation analysis. B) Atomic absorption analysis. C) The scanning electron microscope....

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Q: Angularity, slope, and speed are examples of individual variations.

Angularity, slope, and speed are examples of individual variations. A) True B) False 2) Margins, spacing, crowding, insertions, alignment, spelling, punctuation, phraseology, and grammar cannot impar...

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Q: Two analytical techniques used to analyze writing inks are microspectrophotometry and thin

Two analytical techniques used to analyze writing inks are microspectrophotometry and thin-layer chromatography. A) True B) False 12) The most common features associated with a paper examination are...

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Q: Software comprises the physical components of the computer. A)

Software comprises the physical components of the computer. A) True B) False 2) The central processing unit is the main system board of a computer that delivers power, data, and instructions to the...

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Q: The primary goal in obtaining data from a HDD is to do

The primary goal in obtaining data from a HDD is to do so without altering even one bit of data. A) True B) False 12) Visible data exists in areas of the drive that are, generally speaking, unknown a...

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