FORENSIC BALLISTICS
Which of the following below describes the study of the projectile of bullets from a firearm?
(a) ballistics (b) criminology (c) blastology (d) toxicology
(a) ballistics
Which of the following terms below describes a weapon capable of firing a projectile using a confined explosive?
(a) a bullet (b) a firearm
(c) caliber (d) a hammer
(b) a firearm
A bullet can be made of any of the following metals below EXCEPT… ?
(a) copper (b) lead
(c) carbon (d) aluminum
(c) carbon
Which of the individuals below is considered to be the “father of Forensic Ballistics” based on his work of comparing bullets and cartridge cases using a split screen microscope?
(a) Calvin Goddard (b) Leones Lattes (c) Mathieu Orfila (d) Alphonse Bertillon
(a) Calvin Goddard
Regulates lawful commerce in firearms and explosives for public safety.
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
b.) Drugfire
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
d.) Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF)
d.) Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF)
Which field of Ballistics involves the study of a projectile (like a bullet) in a firearm?
(a) Internal Ballistics (b) External ballistics (c) Terminal Ballistics (d) Wound Ballistics
(a) Internal Ballistics
Which of the following categories of firearms below has a revolving cylinder that turns as the gun is fired?
(a) a pistol
(b) a revolver
(c) a semi-automatic firearm
(d) a fully-automatic firearm
(b) a revolver
Which of the following below is NOT included in the part of a bullet ?
(a) the casing (b) the primer (c) the stock (d) gunpowder
(c) the stock
Which of the following below is NOT part of the three main shapes of a bullet?
(a) Round Point (b) Round nose
(c) Hollow Point (d) Wadcutter
(a) Round Point
A gun rights advocacy group that also promotes firearm safety use and competency.
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
b.) Drugfire
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
d.) National Tracing Center (NTC)
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
Which field of Ballistics involves the study of a projectile (like a bullet) in the air?
(a) Internal Ballistics (b) External ballistics (c) Terminal Ballistics (d) Wound Ballistics
(b) External ballistics
Which of the following categories of firearms below fires repeatedly and for as long as the trigger is held down and also referred to as a machine gun?
(a) a pistol
(b) a revolver
(c) a semi-automatic firearm
(d) a fully-automatic firearm
(d) a fully-automatic firearm
Which of the following terms below describe tiny particles of powder expelled from a firearm when it is fired?
(a) fingerprints
(b) shell casings
(c) gunshot residue
(d) bullet fragments
(c) gunshot residue
Which of the following bullet shapes below can do the most damage to its target?
A.) Round Nose
B.) Hollow Point
C.) Wadcutter
B.) Hollow Point
The only national network that allows for the capture and comparison of ballistic evidence to aid in solving and preventing violent crimes involving firearms.
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
b.) Drugfire
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
d.) Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF)
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
Which field of Ballistics involves the study of interaction of a projectile (like a bullet) with a target?
(a) Internal Ballistics (b) External ballistics (c) Terminal Ballistics (d) Wound Ballistics
(c) Terminal Ballistics
Which of the following best describes the process of “rifling” and its purpose in a gun?
(a) spiral impressions that cause a bullet to spin and twist to improve the accuracy on a target
(b) the mechanism on a firearm that withdraws a cartridge case from a firearm
(c) the parts that are held against the shoulder when firing a gun such as a rifle
(d) raised and recessed portions cut into a bullet, putting spin on it as it travels through the barrel of a firearm.
(a) spiral impressions that cause a bullet to spin and twist to improve the accuracy on a target
Which of the following terms below best describes the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel?
(a) a bullet (b) rifling
(c) striation (d) caliber
(d) caliber
What is the name of the test that is usually performed by police or forensic experts to test a suspect or victim for the presence of gunshot residue?
(a) The Greiss Test (b) The Iodine Test (c) The Glucose test (d) The Luminol Test
(a) The Greiss Test
Automated ballistics imaging and analysis system that populates a computerized database of digital ballistic images of bullets and casings from crime guns, to assist forensic experts in making identifications for police investigations and trials.
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
b.) Drugfire
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
d.) Integrated Bullet Identification System (IBIS)
d.) Integrated Bullet Identification System (IBIS)
Which of the following individuals below is responsible for matching bullets, fragments and other evidence with the weapons of alleged suspects or others involved in a criminal case?
(a) a police officer
(b) a coroner
(c) a medical examiner
(d) forensic ballistic expert
(d) forensic ballistic expert
Which of the following explains what lands and grooves are on a firearm?
(a) the parts that are held against the shoulder when firing a gun such as a rifle
(b) raised and recessed portions cut into a bullet, putting spin on it as it travels through the barrel of a firearm.
(c) the end of a firearm’s barrel through which the bullet comes out
(d) the devices used for storing casing shells in a firearm
(b) raised and recessed portions cut into a bullet, putting spin on it as it travels through the barrel of a firearm.
Which of the following terms below describe microscopic markings that leave unique impressions on a bullet that can be used for comparing bullets?
(a) a magazine (b) the extractor
(c) striations (d) the trigger guard
(c) striations
How are striations (unique impressions and marks) useful for comparing bullets?
Striations are microscopic markings on the surface of a bullet that can be used to compare a recovered bullet from a scene to a bullet fired from a suspected weapon at a crime lab.
An electronic database that contained digital images of fired bullets and casings that assist in criminal investigations where more than one crime is traced to a single gun.
a.) National Intergrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)
b.) Drugfire
c.) National Rifle Association (NRA)
d.) National Tracing Center (NTC)
b.) Drugfire