| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Loop | fingerprint pattern with lines that start on one side, rise, fall and then turn back and go out on the same side |
| arch | fingerprint pattern with lines that start on one side and go out on the opposite side |
| whorl | fingerprint pattern with lines that form circles inside circles |
| carbon | a natural element that makes up pencil graphite |
| bar graph | a way of organizing results of an investigation to compare different things |
| bar graph | a graph that show data in by using different heights of rectangles |
| printing | a process of taking carbon that was rubbed on a surface and transferred to paper to make a picture |
| How many fingerprint patterns are there? | 3 |
| Name the three fingerprint patterns | loops, arch and whorl |
| Can you tell what a person's fingerprint pattern with your naked eye? | Yes |
| Can two people have the same fingerprint pattern? | No |
| Can you tell how old a person is based on their fingerprint patterns? | No |
| Can you identify a person using fingerprints? | Yes |
| Carbon Printing | Useful technique for looking looking at the pattern of finely textured objects. |
| How is carbon printing useful? | Allows up to see otherwise invisible patterns |
