HOSA Forensic Science Practice Test
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
WhatRisRtheRfourthRthingRaRforensicRscientistRshouldRdo?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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WhatRisRtheRfirstRstepRofRtheRscientificRmethod?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FormulateRhypothesis
WhoRnormallyRworksRasRprivatesRconsultantsR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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WhatRisRtheRfirstRthingRaRforensicRscientistRshouldRdoR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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Questions with Correct Answers 2025
WhatRisRtheRfourthRthingRaRforensicRscientistRshouldRdo?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AllowRforRcertaintyRandRprobabilisticRconsiderationsRwhereverRappropriateRthroughRthisRranking
WhatRisRtheRsecondRstepRofRtheRscientificRmethodR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TestRhypothesisRusingRobservationRorRexperimentation
WhoRdevelopedRanRadvancedRphotographicRmethodRofRcomparingRmarkingsRonRbulletsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-VictorRBalthazad
WhatRcanRyouRdoRafterRcertificationR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ToRbeRfurtherRcertifiedRinRaRspecialtyRarea
WhatRareRprivateRlaboratoriesR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-BusinessesRdesignedRtoRmakeRaRprofti
WhatRisRtheRidentificationRofRsuspectsRusingR11RbodyRmeasurementsR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Anthropometric/bertillonage
WhatRisRcontriteRfallibismR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRawarenessRofRhowRmuchRweRdoRnotRknowRandRtheRhumilityRtoRAcknowledgeRtheRpossibilityRofRmaking
Rmistakes
CertificationR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARforensicRscientistRthatRhasRcompletesRaRwrittenRtestRcoveringRtheirRdiscipline
WhoRcoinedRtheRtermRofR"criminalistics"R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-HansRgross
WhatRdoesRaccreditationRalsoRrequireR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Re-accreditationRonRaRsetRschedule
WhoRwasRtheRcousinRofRCharlesRdarwinR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SirRFrancisRGalton
, WhoRhelpedRadvanceRfingerprint,Rfirearms,RandRhairRanalysisR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-VictorRBalthazad
WhoRisRcreditedRwithRestablishingRexaminationRofRfirearmsRevidenceRinRUSR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
GalvinRGoddard
WhatRwillRtheRofficeRofRtheRchiefRmedicalRexaminerRalsoRhaveR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ToxicologyRlaboratoriesRtoRanalyzeRpostmortemRsamples
WhoRdevelopedRtheRfirstRclassificationRforRfingerprintsR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SirRFrancisRGalton
WhatRpoisonRdidRMathieuROrfilaRspendRtheRmostRtimeRstudyingR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Arsenic
WhatRboardRcoversRtheRmostRdiverseRsetRofRforensicRdisciplinesR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AmericanRBoardRofRCriminalists
WhatRisRtheRscientificRmethod?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DataRbasedRandRfoundedRonRconceptsRtakenRcollectivelyRthroughRaRseriesRofRsteps
WhatRisRtheRadversialRsystem?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-TwoRpositionsRarguingRforRacceptance
HowRdoesRcertificationRbeginR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-PassingRaRmultipleRchoiceRtest
WhatRisRtheRfirstRstepRofRtheRscientificRmethod?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FormulateRhypothesis
WhoRnormallyRworksRasRprivatesRconsultantsR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ForensicRanthropologistsRdesignedRtoRmakeRaRprofit
WhatRisRtheRfirstRthingRaRforensicRscientistRshouldRdoR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DistinguishRevidenceRfromRcoincidence
ChemicalsRforeignRtoRtheRbodyR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Xenobiotics