Fingerprint Analysis Worksheet
A Grade 10 Science worksheet focusing on the principles and techniques of fingerprint analysis in forensic science.
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Fingerprint Analysis Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations and provide detailed explanations for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic fingerprint patterns?
Loops
Whorls
Arches
Composites
2. What is the term for the unique ridge characteristics used to identify fingerprints?
Deltas
Cores
Minutiae
Pores
3. The study of fingerprints is known as .
4. Latent fingerprints are invisible to the naked eye and are composed of sweat and .
5. The most common fingerprint pattern is the .
6. Identical twins have identical fingerprints.
True
False
7. Fingerprints are formed during fetal development and remain unchanged throughout a person's life.
True
False
8. Describe the difference between a latent, patent, and plastic fingerprint.
9. Explain why fingerprints are considered reliable evidence in forensic investigations.
Match the fingerprint pattern with its description.
10. Loop
a. Ridges enter from one side, rise in the center, and exit from the same side.
11. Whorl
b. Ridges form a circular or spiral pattern with at least two deltas.
12. Arch
c. Ridges enter from one side, recurve, and exit from the same side, containing one delta.