Fiber & Shoeprint
Tire & Tool
Forensic Scenarios
Pre-Algebra
Math Scenarios
100

Name 3 natural fiber examples.

Cotton, Silk, Cashmere, Wool, Linen, Bamboo

100

The distance between the two front tires is called:

Track width

100

A burglary suspect was wearing gloves, and latent fingerprints are suspected on a doorknob. What substance is commonly used to enhance and visualize latent prints on non-porous surfaces?

Fingerprint powder or powder dusting

100

How do you write 0.9727 as a percentage?

97.27%

100

Calculate the final price: You buy a guitar for $488.00 and get 18% off discount.

$400.16

200

What is the only example of individual evidence for footwear impressions? 

Accidental Characteristics - wear marks unique to one shoe

200

Name and describe a car with a large wheelbase

Any stretch vehicle, Truck, Semi

200

A fabric fiber is found on a victim's clothing. To collect and preserve this evidence, what method is employed to lift the fiber without damaging it?

Tape lifting or adhesive lifting

200

Half (1/2) of the marbles in a bag are red. A third (1/3) are white. The other six (6) are blue. How many marbles are in the bag?

36 marbles

200

Calculate the mean average of the price of chairs:

$48, $55, $67, $38, $79, $89, $87

$66.14
300

Name the vocabulary term: The process of comparing shoeprints found at a crime scene to those of a suspect to determine if they match.

Footwear impression analysis or comparison

300

What type of crime most often includes the use of tools?

Forced entry (break ins)

300

A crucial piece of evidence, a blood-stained shirt, is collected at a crime scene. Explain the importance of maintaining the integrity of the ____________ to ensure its admissibility in court.

Chain of custody

300

Simplify the expression:

2(2 + 7q) = 

4 + 14q

300

Maria bought a new smartphone for $250. If the sales tax rate is 8%, how much did she pay in total, including tax?

$270

400

How does a common approach path help protect evidence?

Evidence can be preserved and not accidentally destroyed by CSI as they move around the scene

400

Describe the difference between a tool compression versus a tool striation. 

Compression: tool is pushed into a surface with force, leaving an indentation

Striation: tool is scraped across a surface leaving a scratch

400

You collect evidence at the scene. Name 5 things that must be on the evidence tag.

Date/Time, Location, Object name/title, Signature, Case Number

400

A line segment has 2 points. 

Point A (1,2)

Point B (3,5)

Calculate the slope.

3/2

400

Fernando is mountain climbing with Candice and has just climbed a 36-foot vertical rock face. Candice is standing at the bottom of the cliff, looking up at Fernando. If Candice is 60 feet away from Fernando, how far away from the cliff is Candice standing?

48 ft

500

Describe conditions that would increase persistence of fibers at a crime scene.

Static electricity, Absence of cleaning, Synthetic fiber, Dry & arid atmosphere 

500

What is mirkosil used for?

A putty-like substance used for creating casts for tool mark impressions. 

500

At a crime scene, investigators discover a suspicious plastic bottle and a torn paper document. What specialized methods would they employ to collect and preserve evidence from each of these materials?

Plastic bagging or packaging for the plastic item and paper envelope or protective covering for the torn document

500

Solve for u.

-9–4u=-u

u=-3

500

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 30 m/s over a time interval of 8 seconds. Calculate the car's acceleration during this time.

3.75 m/s2