Animal Tracks
Fingerprints
Graphology
Soil
Fabrics
The Dichotomous Keys
100
How does the depth of a print increase?
Height and/or weight.
100
Name 3 types of characteristics of a fingerprint.
Arch, Whorl, Loop
100
What is graphology?
Study of handwriting
100
If the colour of the sand is tan you would infer that: A. The sand comes from the beach. B. It is Gardening sand. C. It is sand you would find in the forest.
A.
100
What fibre grows on a shrub?
Cotton
100
What animals have fur and feather on the diagram?
None
200
Where does a print stay longest in?
Dirt or mud.
200
How many deltas does a whorl have?
2
200
What is it called when a sentence contains all the letters of the alphabet?
Pangram
200
What would the colour of the soil symbolize?
The colour of the soil indicates its composition
200
What is the difference between a fiber and a fabric?
The difference between a fabric and a fibre is that it all starts with the fiber. The fibre is woven to make a strong yarn, then the yarn is knitted or crochet into fabric.
200
What animal on the diagram has no fur or feather, and has dry skin?
Reptile
300
Which animal has retractable claws, cats or dogs?
Cats.
300
What surfaces are easy to lift fingerprints off?
plexiglass, glass, any hard surfaces that are not round(wooden desk, book covers)
300
What is one the of characteristics that investigators will look at during a graphology investigation?
~When the handwriting is slanted or not, or which way it is slanted. ~the spacing ~crossed letters ~dotted letters ~pressure ~baseline
300
What does porosity mean?
The word porosity in terms of the soil unit means how much liquid can the soil hold.
300
How do you know that a fiber is natural when it burns?
Should smell like burning hair, or paper.
300
What animal doesn't have dry skin, fur or feather on the diagram?
A fish and an amphibian
400
What is a gait?
A gait is the type of walk the animal is doing.
400
What do you call a fingerprint that has been placed on a surface?
A latent fingerprint
400
Why do people study notes at a crime scene?
To suspect a person with similar writing style by comparing the note at a crime scene to a pangram the suspect wrote in front of investigators. or to find the victim.
400
What does ph mean?
Soil acidity
400
What is Sinew?
Sinew is a fiber made from animal (deer) tendons
400
What animal has scales, and doesn't have dry skin?
Fish
500
What is a key characteristics of a ducks track verses a blue jay?
Ducks have webbed toes while blue jays don't.
500
Give and define 3 aspects of this fingerprint. 
1. 2 Deltas in the lower half of the print. 2. Is a whorl. 3. Island at the top.
500
What are two distinguishing characteristics on the note?
Choose from slant of letter/words, letter/word spacing, pressure on page, loop letters, dotted letters, crossed letters, baseline, size, shape
500
What is the often white particles found in some soil called?
Perlite
500
Where does Qiviut come from?
Qiviut is the inner wool from the muskox
This is a difficult question. If you got it wrong you do not lose points.
500
What animals doen't have fur, feather, dry skin, or scales on the diragram?
Amphibian