Name at least two possible sources of ignition:

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MatchElectricalSparksChemical

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A Forensic Document Examiner must have a license. T or F

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False

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Once adulthood is reached, an individual’s handwriting generally will not change with age. T or F?

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False

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True or False – Writings on a charred document may be revealed by reflecting light off the paper’s surface at different angles.

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True

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How are gas residues best characterized by?

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Gas Chromatography

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True or False – Accelerants are usually consumed completely in a fire.

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False

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The chemical reaction that occurs during a fire is called _________________.

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Oxidation

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In terms of energy conservation, what type of reaction is “fire”?

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Exothermic

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How is evidence at an arson crime scene collected?

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In an airtight container such as a paint can. There should be space left at the top for air.

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Margins, spacing and crowding are all different types of ____________ habits.

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Personal

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What is pyrolysis?

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Pyrolsis occurs when an organic solid is hot enough to decompose into gaseous products.

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How long does it take for a body to be cremated? At what temperature?

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Two hours at 1600 degrees Fahrenheit.

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What is the difference between a graphologist and a forensic document examiner?

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A graphologist attempts to predict character traits of handwriting while a forensic document examiner identifies the authorship and origin of the document.

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What are the components of black powder?

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75% potassium nitrate15% charcoal10% sulfur

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The minimum temperature at which liquid fuel produces enough vapor to burn is called the fuel’s ________________________.

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Flash point

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What are the three components needed for a fire to burn?

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FuelOxygenHeat

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When is the best time to start an arson investigation?

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Right after the fire has been extinguished.

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Describe the behavior of fire.

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It moves up and away from its origin.

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Is a warrant needed to search a crime scene after a fire?

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No

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Although spontaneous combustion is rare for humans, it has been known to occur in remote villages located near the equator. True or False?

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False, no one has ever witnessed a human spontaneous combustion.

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Minimum temperature to spontaneously ignite fuel is known as ___________.

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Ignition temperature.

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Fuel will achieve a reaction rate with oxygen sufficient to produce a flam only when it is in the ______________ state.

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Gaseous

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What type of behavior is handwriting?

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Projected.

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Handwriting can not predict behavior – true or false?

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True, it can show correlation between personality and handwriting, but can not predict behavior.

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What method physically separates mixtures of gases, liquids and dissolved salts?

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Gas chromatography

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Spalling is only left by an accelerant being poured and then ignited. True or Fasle?

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False

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Can the conscious handwriting of two individuals be identical? Yes or No

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Yes! – only the UN-conscious handwriting of two individuals CAN NOT be identical.

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What type of explosive is insensitive to heat, shock or friction and will normally burn rather than detonate if ignited in small quantities in the open air?

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Secondary explosives

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What must an examiner be able to recognize that is an attempt to change the original meaning of a document?

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Erasures and Overwriting

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Who investigates cyber crimes?

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A Computer Crime Analyst

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What is the number (or value) that represents how fast a compound travels in a particular solvent?

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The retention factor or Rf value

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True or False?Fraud investigation is the verification of age and value of a document or object.

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False, fraud investigation is used to determine the authenticity of a document, not how much it is worth.

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Which of the following is NOT a questioned document?a. Lettersb. Checksc. Bumper Stickersd. Wills

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Bumper Stickers

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Name at least one of the two different methods of writing.

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Palmer Method or Zonet-Blosser

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True or False- Oxidations are chemical reactions that give off heat.

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True

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