Forensic Science Quiz
UNIT ONE: Forensic Science II Text Questions
Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket.
The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points.
Review Questions
1. What are club drugs? What are some of the factors that support the use of club drugs?
Club drugs are synthetic drugs that are typically used in bars, night clubs, raves, and other gatherings. Some of these drugs have become popular in these settings because they are thought to enhance or improve the experience, they also have no side effects and dangers. The settings of raves and nightclubs also support the use of these drugs. Their small and often tablet form make them easy to conceal and with all the people moving and dancing, people who take them are often not as noticeable as they may be in other settings
2. What are screening tests? Why are they used?
Screening tests are those that are nonspecific and help a forensic scientist identify several particular drugs that the substance is likely to be. These types of tests are useful when they provide positive and negative results since the forensic scientists can rule out certain types of drugs from the possibilities.
3. What are color tests? Why are these tests used?
Color tests involve introducing a chemical reagent to the drug and observing whether or not the material changes color. They are sometimes used in the field by crime scene investigators to determine whether or not a drug is present at a scene or not.
4. What are microcrystalline tests? What information do they provide?
Microcrystalline tests involve exposing the substance to a reagent and then examining the color and morphology (including
Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket.
The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points.
Review Questions
1. What are club drugs? What are some of the factors that support the use of club drugs?
Club drugs are synthetic drugs that are typically used in bars, night clubs, raves, and other gatherings. Some of these drugs have become popular in these settings because they are thought to enhance or improve the experience, they also have no side effects and dangers. The settings of raves and nightclubs also support the use of these drugs. Their small and often tablet form make them easy to conceal and with all the people moving and dancing, people who take them are often not as noticeable as they may be in other settings
2. What are screening tests? Why are they used?
Screening tests are those that are nonspecific and help a forensic scientist identify several particular drugs that the substance is likely to be. These types of tests are useful when they provide positive and negative results since the forensic scientists can rule out certain types of drugs from the possibilities.
3. What are color tests? Why are these tests used?
Color tests involve introducing a chemical reagent to the drug and observing whether or not the material changes color. They are sometimes used in the field by crime scene investigators to determine whether or not a drug is present at a scene or not.
4. What are microcrystalline tests? What information do they provide?
Microcrystalline tests involve exposing the substance to a reagent and then examining the color and morphology (including