FS 6: Forensic Ballistics - Quiz
  • 1. the study of firearms, ammunition, and bullet effects is called
A) Forensic Ballistics
B) Serology
C) Dactyloscopy
D) Toxicology
  • 2. The spiral grooves inside a gun barrel are called
A) Rifling
B) Bore marks
C) Impressions
D) Lands
  • 3. The raised areas between grooves inside the firearm barrel are called
A) Nodes
B) Scratches
C) Lands
D) Marks
  • 4. Caliber The raised areas between grooves inside the firearm barrel are called
A) Magazine capacity
B) Length of barrel
C) Trigger pull force
D) Internal diameter of the barrel
  • 5. The primary component in a cartridge that ignites gunpowder is:
A) Jacket
B) Wad
C) Shell
D) Primer
  • 6. The visible smoke and powder expelled from the muzzle is called
A) Flashback
B) Muzzle blast
C) GSR
D) Bore smoke
  • 7. Gunshot residue (GSR) is usually tested on the
A) Hair
B) Eyes
C) Teeth
D) Hands
  • 8. Which tool is designed to compare bullet striations?
A) Compound light microscope
B) Comparison Microscope
C) Phase contrast microscope
D) Electron microscope
  • 9. A bullet meant to expand upon impact is called
A) Rubber bullet
B) Full metal jacket
C) Tracer bullet
D) Hollow point
  • 10. Shotgun ammunition uses
A) Arrows
B) Pellets or slugs
C) Nails
D) Darts
  • 11. Unique bullet markings come from the
A) Barrel
B) Magazine
C) Grip
D) Trigger
  • 12. Microscopic scratches on a fired bullet are called
A) Grooves
B) Fractures
C) Striations
D) Abrasions
  • 13. The narrowing at a shotgun muzzle end is known as
A) Gauge
B) Constriction
C) Recoil
D) Choke
  • 14. Wadding is used in
A) Shotguns
B) Crossbows
C) Rifles
D) Handguns
  • 15. Powder tattooing around a wound indicates
A) Close range
B) Exit wound
C) Far range
D) Contact shot
  • 16. Entrance wounds are commonly
A) Ragged and torn
B) Smaller and more circular
C) Larger than exit wounds
D) Square-shaped
  • 17. A bullet that passes through the body produces an
A) Abrasion collar
B) Exit wound
C) Stellate tear
D) Grease ring
  • 18. A contact gunshot wound typically appears
A) Star-shaped
B) Smooth and oval
C) Tear-drop shaped
D) Square
  • 19. GSR usually contains
A) Iron and nickel
B) Copper only
C) Lead, barium, antimony
D) Gold and silver
  • 20. A fired bullet is collected using
A) Metal tweezers
B) Bare hands
C) Rubber tipped forceps
D) Magnet
  • 21. Bullet trajectory analysis primarily determines
A) Bullet color
B) Shooter position
C) Weapon brand
D) Fingerprint source
  • 22. A dud cartridge is one that:
A) Explodes in magazine
B) Double shoots
C) Fails to fire
D) Overheats
  • 23. The word “ballistics” is derived from a term meaning
A) Fire
B) Launch
C) Explosion
D) Throw
  • 24. The curved flight path of a projectile because of gravity is
A) Ricochet
B) Shockwave
C) Parabolic path
D) Deflection path
  • 25. Shotgun bore size is measured in
A) Millimeters only
B) Chamber units
C) Caliber
D) Gauge
  • 26. The bullet impact likely to cause the most deformation occurs in
A) Soft tissue
B) Bone
C) Clothing
D) Water
  • 27. A silencer mainly reduces
A) Recoil
B) Muzzle flash
C) Bullet size
D) Noise
  • 28. Bullet wipe refers to
A) Residue ring at entrance wound
B) Blood smear on bullet
C) Cleaning before firing
D) Oil on bullet surface
  • 29. Cartridge case ejections from semi-automatic firearms show marks caused by
A) Fingerprint brushes
B) Ejector and extractor
C) Screwdriver
D) Trigger safety
  • 30. Ricochet means the
A) Bullet explodes in flight
B) Bullet bounces off a surface
C) Bullet becomes non-lethal
D) Bullet vaporizes
  • 31. Ricochet means the
A) Bullet vaporizes
B) Bullet explodes in flight
C) Bullet becomes non-lethal
D) Bullet bounces off a surface
  • 32. The imprint of the gun barrel around the entrance wound in contact shots is calle
A) Muzzle imprint
B) Grease ring
C) Stellate tear
D) Abrasion collar
  • 33. Which firearm part leaves a firing pin impression?
A) Slide
B) Trigger
C) Safety lever
D) Firing pin
  • 34. A fired cartridge case can be traced to a specific firearm using
A) Breech face marks
B) Weight
C) Sound
D) Color
  • 35. The explosion inside the cartridge occurs because of
A) Primer ignition and burning powder
B) Gravity
C) Air pressure
D) Hammer force alone
  • 36. Which test detects nitrates in GSR
A) Diphenylamine test
B) Kastle-Meyer test
C) Marquis test
D) Luminol test
  • 37. A class characteristic on a bullet refers to
A) Unique individual scratches
B) Accidental imperfection
C) Post-impact damage
D) Manufacturer-wide features
  • 38. The first person to apply ballistics to criminal investigation
A) Edmond Locard
B) Hans Gross
C) Henry Faulds
D) Calvin Goddard
  • 39. Excessive gunpowder burning around a target indicates
A) Gun malfunction
B) Old ammunition
C) A ricochet
D) Close-range firing
  • 40. In a shotgun, the number of pellets hitting a target decreases as
A) Temperature drops
B) Distance increases
C) Barrel shortens
D) Gauge lowers
  • 41. A revolver differs from a semi-automatic pistol by having a
A) Cylinder
B) Magazine
C) Gas piston
D) Rotating slide
  • 42. The discoloration ring around an entry wound is called
A) Tattooing
B) Clot halo
C) Abrasion collar
D) Grease ring
  • 43. A tracer bullet contains
A) Poison
B) Plastic core
C) Pyrotechnic composition
D) Color dye
  • 44. A bullet jacket is typically made of
A) Plastic
B) Wood
C) Rubber
D) Copper
  • 45. The burned and unburned powder around a target is known as
A) Bore dust
B) Cartridge
C) Gunshot residue
D) Smokeless dust
  • 46. The firearm mechanism that loads and ejects cartridges is the
A) Grip
B) Barrel
C) Trigger guard
D) Action
  • 47. A slug is used in a
A) Revolver
B) Blowgun
C) Shotgun
D) Machine gun
  • 48. A fully jacketed bullet has
A) No metallic covering
B) Full metal covering
C) Half covering
D) Rubber coating
  • 49. The term for bullet deviation after hitting a surface
A) Ricochet
B) Expansion
C) Penetration
D) Cavitation
  • 50. A projectile fired from a shotgun containing multiple lead balls is a
A) Arrow
B) Pellet cluster
C) Dart
D) Pellet load
  • 51. The first practical comparison microscope was developed by
A) Isaac Newton
B) Carl Sagan
C) Calvin Goddard
D) John Browning
  • 52. The chemical used in detecting lead on the target area is
A) Sodium rhodizonate
B) Benzidine
C) Iodine
D) Phenolphthalein
  • 53. Which bullet typically causes less penetration?
A) Armor-piercing bullet
B) Hollow point bullet
C) Full metal jacket
D) Steel core bullet
  • 54. Semi-automatic pistols eject cartridges due to
A) Gravity
B) Trigger pull
C) Air pressure
D) Recoil or blowback
  • 55. A tool mark caused by the slide stopping on the cartridge case is called
A) Chamber mark
B) Breech face scratch
C) Slide bite
D) Lip impression
  • 56. A cartridge case left behind at a crime scene is considered
A) Trace evidence
B) Class evidence only
C) Firearm evidence
D) Biological evidence
  • 57. The most reliable method for bullet identification is:
A) Caliber check
B) Weight measurement
C) Chemical analysis
D) Striation comparison
  • 58. Bullet fragments inside the body can indicate
A) Hollow point usage
B) Silent firing
C) Bounce trajectory
D) Low velocity firearm
  • 59. Shotguns without rifling produce
A) Serrated bore
B) Lands and grooves
C) Polygonal rifling
D) Smooth bore
  • 60. The area inside the barrel is called the
A) Tread
B) Rail
C) Groove
D) Bore
  • 61. A long gun fired from the shoulder is called a
A) Pistol
B) Rifle
C) Derringer
D) Revolver
  • 62. The speed of a bullet is measured in
A) Calories per second
B) Feet per second
C) Meters per minute
D) Liters per shot
  • 63. Which part of the firearm strikes the primer?
A) Hammer
B) Stock
C) Grip
D) Magazine
  • 64. A bullet traveling slower than the speed of sound is
A) Supersonic
B) Sonic
C) Hypersonic
D) Subsonic
  • 65. A blackened ring around an entrance wound indicates
A) Far shot
B) Contact shot
C) Ricochet
D) Ricochet
  • 66. Which firearm uses rimfire ammunition?
A) Most .22 caliber guns
B) All rifles
C) All revolvers
D) All shotguns
  • 67. The ability of a bullet to travel through material is called
A) Penetration
B) Expansion
C) Exposure
D) Cavitation
  • 68. The gas that pushes a bullet forward comes from
A) Air pressure
B) Burning gunpowder
C) Trigger force
D) Bullet friction
  • 69. Powder tattooing results from
A) Contact firing
B) Unburned powder striking skin
C) Bullet deformation
D) Smoke buildup
  • 70. Sawed-off shotguns are dangerous due to
A) Reduced recoil
B) Lower velocity
C) Longer barrel
D) Increased pellet spread
  • 71. A bullet’s path after firing is its
A) Rotation
B) Trajectory
C) Friction
D) Torque
  • 72. Which term refers to the rapid temporary cavity in tissue caused by a bullet’s energy
A) Cavitation
B) Abrasion
C) Tattooing
D) Fragmentation
  • 73. The rifling twist direction may be
A) Straight only
B) None of the above
C) Right or left
D) Forward only
  • 74. Cartridge cases from revolvers are usually:
A) Ejected automatically
B) Turned into fragments
C) Left inside the cylinder
D) Melted by heat
  • 75. The diameter of a shotgun bore increases as the gauge number
A) Decreases
B) Triples
C) Disappears
D) Increases
  • 76. A bullet that separates from its jacket leaving the core behind has
A) Fragmented
B) Ricocheted
C) Overpenetrated
D) Mislabeled
  • 77. Full metal jacket bullets are mainly used for
A) Deep penetration
B) Soft impact
C) Low velocity
D) Rapid expansion
  • 78. A firing pin impression on the primer helps identify
A) Accuracy rate
B) Shooter age
C) Weapon cleanliness
D) Firearm type
  • 79. A bullet that exits and re-enters the body is known as
A) Tangential wound
B) Re-entry wound
C) Shored entrance
D) Pass-through shot
  • 80. A circular defect in glass with concentric cracks indicates
A) Explosion
B) Gunshot hole
C) Thermal break
D) Chemical reaction
  • 81. Bullets fired underwater have
A) No change in motion
B) Increased velocity
C) Greater range
D) Minimal range and high drag
  • 82. A contact shot to the head often causes a
A) Superficial mark
B) Blowout of skull
C) Collar burn
D) Non-lethal injury
  • 83. The heaviest part of a cartridge is usually the
A) Bullet
B) Case
C) Powder
D) Primer
  • 84. The flash hole connects the primer to the
A) Bullet jacket
B) Barrel
C) Gunpowder charge
D) Gunstock
  • 85. Bullets that glow in flight are called
A) Blank cartridges
B) Incendiary rounds
C) Tracer bullets
D) Frangible rounds
  • 86. A breakaway in bone from a gunshot exit wound is called
A) Scaling
B) Flaking
C) Beveling
D) Cratering
  • 87. The first step in firearm safety is
A) Measure bullet caliber
B) Check magazine capacity
C) Clean the barrel
D) Point the muzzle in a safe direction
  • 88. The portion of a revolver the shooter grips is called
A) Cylinder
B) Rail
C) Grip
D) Fore-end
  • 89. The projectile in a shotgun shell is often made of
A) Lead
B) Wood
C) Rubber only
D) Glass
  • 90. A blank cartridge contains
A) No primer
B) No powder
C) No bullet
D) No case
  • 91. Over-penetration refers to
A) Failure to enter the target
B) Bullet stops quickly
C) Bullet evaporates on contact
D) Bullet exits the body
  • 92. An ejected casing hitting a nearby object could cause
A) Trigger slip
B) Secondary impact marks
C) Breech explosion
D) Chamber tear
  • 93. A sawed-off shotgun is prohibited in many countries due to
A) Increased recoil
B) Lower reliability
C) Easier concealment
D) Reduced power
  • 94. The black residue around a wound from smoke is called
A) Abrasion
B) Tattooing
C) Soot
D) Bruising
  • 95. GSR test reliability decreases over time because
A) GSR becomes magnetic
B) GSR evaporates
C) GSR washes off or falls away
D) GSR changes color
  • 96. A gunshot fired from inside a bag or cloth case may show
A) Super clean entry
B) Shored entrance wound
C) Fabric imprint or smudging
D) . No marks
  • 97. Bullets that break into many pieces on impact are
A) Rubber bullets
B) Drone bullets
C) Armor-piercing bullets
D) Frangible bullets
  • 98. The gunpowder used in modern ammunition is mostly
A) Gun cotton only
B) Smokeless powder
C) Flash powder
D) Black powder
  • 99. The backspatter of blood toward the shooter usually indicates
A) Contact or close-range shot
B) Gun malfunction
C) Bullet ricochet
D) Far-range shot
  • 100. When a bullet penetrates glass, the entrance hole is usually
A) Missing
B) Larger than exit
C) Smaller and smoother
D) Irregular
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