Power
of
evidence
review
game
100
Bottom portion of a hair in which DNA may be found
What is a root?
100
Substance that is dissolved in a solution
What is a solute?
100
Tools used at a crime scene may be axamined for these to match evidence found at a crime
What are toolmarks?
100
Can often be matched to weapons, marks on the weapon, or the weapon's size, shape, and length
What are wounds?
100
Type of fiber that is man-made
What is synthetic?
200
Substance made of keratin and composted of the cuticle, cortex, and medulla
What is Hair?
200
Substances that give color to objects, such as paint, hair and fibers
What is pigments?
200
When an object is torn or broken, investigatiors can analyze these to see if they fit together
What is a fracture?
200
Two or more substances that are chemically combined, such as water and salt
What is a compound?
200
Universal solvent
What is water?
300
Physical evidence found small, but measureable amounts
What is trace evidence?
300
Study of firearms and ammunition
What is ballistics?
300
A substance that does not dissolve in water
What is insoluble?
300
Greek word for color
What is chroma?
300
Outer coating of the hair composed of overlapping scales
What is the cuticle?
400
Principle that states "with contact between two items, there will be an exchange"
What is Locard?
400
Impression made by a wheel and can be used to connect a vehicle to a crime scene
What are tiretracks?
400
Type of fiber that is made from plants and animals
What is Natural?
400
A type of mixture in which on substance is dissolved in another
What is a solution?
400
central core of hair shaft
What is the medulla?
500
Instrument that may be used to examine hairs and fibers in detail
What is a microscope?
500
The physical separation of a mixture into its individual components
What is Chromatography?
500
Smallest unit of a textile material
What is a fiber?
500
Substance that makes up hair and fingernails
What is keratin?
500
the outer or superficial part of an organ or bodily structure
What is the cortex
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