Georgiana Forensic Scienceballistics Quiz #1
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In the world today firearms have been used for a lot of bad deed and therefore a forensic investigator has to know the different firearms, the damage they can cause at certain angles and help in apprehending a wrong doer. Test your forensic science ballistics knowledge below. All the best!
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- 3.This type of handgun has a revolving cylinder that turns as the gun is fired.
- A.
Semi-automatic
- B.
Fully-automatic
- C.
Revolver
- D.
Pistol
- 4.This type of long gun fires bullets.
- A.
Rifle
- B.
Pistol
- C.
Shotgun
- D.
Revolver
- 5.________________ is the study of bullets and firearms.
- 6.Which of the following questions can ballistics NOT answer?
- A.
What type of firearm was used?
- B.
What was the caliber of the bullet?
- C.
What was the angle of impact?
- D.
All of these are questions that could be answered.
- 7.The grooves cause the fired bullet to spin, improving its ________________.
- 8.The inner surface of the barrel leaves its striation markings on any bullet passing through it. What type of characteristics are striations?
- A.
Class characteristics
- B.
Individual characteristics
- 9.No two rifled barrels, even those manufactured in succession, will create identical striation markings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.This stops a spent case from recoiling towards the user and makes the bottom of the case.
- A.
Extractor
- B.
Ejector
- C.
Breechblock
- D.
Safety
- 11.The single most important tool for a firearm examiner is:
- A.
Gun range
- B.
Computerized Imaging
- C.
Trajectory
- D.
Microscopes
- 12.The ______ maintains a database of bullets and cartridge casings reviewed from crime scenes or test fires from retrieved firearms.
- A.
NCIS
- B.
NBIN
- C.
NIBIN
- D.
BAN
- 13.This part of the gun brings a cartridge into firing chamber and can leave scratches on the cartridge casing.
- A.
Extractor
- B.
Ejector
- C.
Breechblock
- D.
Safety
- 14.
- A.
Rifle
- B.
Shotgun
- C.
Revolver
- D.
Pistol
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