Forensics Quiz

Ballistics is the science of the motion of flight and impact of a _____ or ___

What was the problem with early bullets (lead balls)

In just over 300 years, ballistics developed from a musket (firing __ shots per minute) to the maxim machine gun (firing __bullets per minute)

The average police shooting in the United States occurs at ___ feet or less

Which type of bullet gives an officer a better chance of stopping a criminal in one shot

The faster a bullet, the more ____ it has

What are the two main types of damage that a bullet does when striking the body

How do soldiers and police officers protect themselves against bullets

_____ microscopes are used to identify matching bullets

What is the fastest weapon known today

_____ is a weapon capable of firing a projectile using a confined explosive

What are some things ballistics can tell investigators

What type of gun is a pistol

A ____ can fire with one hand

Are handguns automatic or semi automatic

What is semiautomatic

What is fully automatic

What type of gun are rifles and shotguns

A long gun requires _____

Shotguns can fire ____ or a ___

____ are multiple projectiles

_____is a single projectile

Firearm ______ is a method used to determine if a particular bullet or cartridge was shot from a particular weapon

Every weapon leaves its own unique markings on a ____ and the ____ was shot from a particular weapon

_____ are scratch marks left on the projectile by the rifling lines of the inside of the barrel

____ and ____ make a projectile spin around its long axis when fired

_____ markings are marks left on spent cartridge casings

The _____ of a firearm will leave unique stamping on the cartridge's primer/rim

_____ is the traces of smoke and particles of unturned powder carried from the firearm by the expansion of gases as the bullet is fired

Gun shot residue contains ____ can stick to the person holding the firearm and leave evidence on the shooter

Investigators may also be able to calculate a bullet's ____ or ___ to find the location of a shooter

_____ can be calculated by finding two reference points along the flight path of the projectile