Accelerant – Final Examination – Criminalistics
The key terms in this Criminalistics / Forensics course include Accelerant, Ammonium nitrate, primer, postage stamp.
An accelerant such as Zippo lighter fluid is so volatile it can not be identified at the laboratory.
True
False
An explosion is a chemical or mechanical action caused by combustion, accompanied by the creation of heat and rapid expansion of gases.
True
False
An immediate search of a fire scene can commence without obtaining a search warrant.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a piece of tissue someone has used to blow his or her nose.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a piece of bone.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a hair root.
True
False
It is not possible to do DNA on a postage stamp that has been licked.
True
False
It is not possible to do DNA on a cigarette left at a crime scene.
True
False
The lowest temperature at which fuel will produce enough vapor to burn is know as the ____________________ (Flash Point, Heat of Combustion). Select a word in bold for your answer.
Correct Answer
Flash Point
The most common commercial explosives incorporate the chemical Ammonium nitrate.
True
False
The most important property of paint relating to forensic comparison is the primer.
True
False
The place or places where a fire is suspected of starting at is called the _________.
Point of Origin(s)
Flame Point(s)
Spontaneous Combustion Point(s)
Fire Point(s)
The presence of P30 proves that a stain is seminal in nature
True
False
The properties of taggants which allow for them to be detected at an explosion site is that they are:
Magnetic and Radioactive
Fluorescent and Radioactive
Magnetic and Fluorescent
Emit light signals
An accelerant such as Zippo lighter fluid is so volatile it can not be identified at the laboratory.
True
False
An explosion is a chemical or mechanical action caused by combustion, accompanied by the creation of heat and rapid expansion of gases.
True
False
An immediate search of a fire scene can commence without obtaining a search warrant.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a piece of tissue someone has used to blow his or her nose.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a piece of bone.
True
False
It is possible to do DNA on a hair root.
True
False
It is not possible to do DNA on a postage stamp that has been licked.
True
False