Ballistics Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Ballistics Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An old type of weapon that used sparks from flint to ignite the gunpowder - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔flintlock


abbreviation used for trace evidence made of smoke and unused powder particles that land on
the hand, arm, hair, hair, and clothing of both the shooter and the victim - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔GSR (Gun Shot Residue)


muzzle loaders were replaced by these firearms with the advent of the cartridge - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔breechloading


a case that holds a bullet, a small amount of exploding primer powder, and the gunpowder;
also called a round - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cartridge


this type of gun should never be submitted to the laboratory for evidence - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔loaded



term for the projectile propelled from a firearm - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bullet


term for the grooves cut in a spiral down the barrel of a firearm - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔rifling


this side of a bullet wound tends to be smaller than the other - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔entrance


category of modern firearms which can be fired with one hand - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔handguns


term for a pistolthat holds several cartridges that can be fired one after another - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔revolver