Questions from Crime and Investigation

Q: Define the terms refraction and refractive index.

Define the terms refraction and refractive index.

Q: What is the difference between a crystalline solid and an amorphous solid

What is the difference between a crystalline solid and an amorphous solid? How does this difference affect the refractive index of each of these types of solid?

Q: Explain how a prism disperses white light into its constituent colors.

Explain how a prism disperses white light into its constituent colors.

Q: Define intensive property and name two intensive properties of matter.

Define intensive property and name two intensive properties of matter.

Q: What is color? What determines the color of an opaque object

What is color? What determines the color of an opaque object?

Q: What two models do scientists use to explain the nature of light

What two models do scientists use to explain the nature of light? Under what conditions does each model best describe the behavior of light?

Q: List two factors that make it difficult for criminalists to compare glass

List two factors that make it difficult for criminalists to compare glass samples.

Q: For each of the following human hair samples, indicate the medulla

For each of the following human hair samples, indicate the medulla pattern present.

Q: Why is the metric system of measurement easier to use than the

Why is the metric system of measurement easier to use than the “English system”? Which system is used in the United States?

Q: Describe the process of flotation and explain what it is used for

Describe the process of flotation and explain what it is used for.