Ballistics and Toolmark Review
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- Q1Bullet size is expressed in meters.TrueFalse30s
- Q2Bullets come in different shapes.FalseTrue30s
- Q3Lands and grooves are individual characteristics.FalseTrue30s
- Q4A cartridge found at a scene may have both individual and class characteristics.TrueFalse30s
- Q5The database for bullets is contained within CODIS.FalseTrue30s
- Q6A revolver would be considered a type of :air gunrifleshotgunhandgun30s
- Q7A single shot or bullet in a shotgun is called a:gaugeboreshotslug30s
- Q8Which of the following leave marks on the cartridge?magazineextractorall of these dochamber30s
- Q9A color test for the presence of nitrate in gunpowder residue is called:GreissGlaisterSodium RhodizoneGreer30s
- Q10The diameter of the bore of a firearm or the cartridge size that is fired is called thecalibermagazinebreechguage30s
- Q11The ________________ is the interior diameter of a shot gun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound.breechgaugemagazinestriae30s
- Q12_________________ are parallel sets of scratches on a bullet caused by unique markings in the bore of a rifled weapon.StriaeCaliberGaugeMagazine30s
- Q13The _________________ is the portion of the gun that contains the firing mechanisim.CaliberStriaeGaugeBreech30s
- Q14The ___________________ is a container that holds cartridges under spring pressure to be fed into the guns container.CartridgeStriaemagazineBreech30s
- Q15What is the first thing you do when documenting any tool mark?Cast it in clayPut it in an evidence bagTry to figure out what made itPhotograph it30s