Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Soil can be identified by __________ properties.
	A: physical and toxicological
	B: biological and physical
	C: biological and chemical
	D: physical and chemical

2: The SI is also known as __________.
	A: The International System of Units
	B: The Farenheit scale
	C: The Celcius scale
	D: The postmortem interval

3: Weight measures how much __________ is exerted on a mass by gravity.
	A: distance
	B: time
	C: force
	D: density

4: __________ measures mass per volume.
	A: Density
	B: Force
	C: Weight
	D: Physical property

5: __________ is the drop in body temperature that occurs after death.
	A: Postmortem interval
	B: Algor Mortis
	C: Rigor Mortis
	D: Livor Mortis

6: __________ is used to separate components of a soil sample according to size.
	A: Reference standard
	B: Sieve analysis
	C: Density gradient column
	D: Topsoil analysis

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