Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

Chapter Spotlight

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: Glass is a solid that is not crystalline; rather it has an __________ structure.
	A: refractive
	B: laminated
	C: tempered
	D: amorphous

2: __________ glass is more than four times stronger than window glass.
	A: Tempered
	B: Amorphous
	C: Laminated
	D: Annealed

3: __________ are made from laminated glass.
	A: Automobile windshields
	B: Bullet-proof windows
	C: Airplane windows
	D: Space-shuttle windows

4: Excessive force can produce __________ cracks in the glass.
	A: radial and refractive
	B: radial and concentric
	C: concentric and refractive
	D: tempered and refractive

5: Radial cracks create rib marks at right angles on the reverse side from where the was applied is known as __________.
	A: striations
	B: tensile force
	C: 3R rule
	D: mohs scale

6: Glass density tests are performed using the __________.
	A: density gradient column method
	B: annealing method
	C: refractive index method
	D: intensive physical property method

7: To determine the __________, forensic examiners often use the oil immersion method.
	A: shear force
	B: refractive index
	C: rib marks
	D: tensile force

8: Tempered glass can be determined from non-tempered glass by __________ the glass fragments.
	A: heating
	B: cooling
	C: cutting
	D: sharpening

9: The __________ maintains a database of dentistry and refractive index data that forensic scientists can use as the basis of comparison when analyzing their own sample.
	A: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
	B: Department of Homeland Security
	C: Central Intelligence Agency
	D: Federal Bureau of Investigtations

10: Optical physical properties of glass include refactive index and __________.
	A: radial crack distribution
	B: density
	C: size
	D: color

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