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  • How are fingerprints used as evidence?
    Answers will vary.
  • Is it easier to lift fingerprints off a smooth surface or a rough surface?
    Smooth surface
  • What type of fingerprint has ridges that enter on one side the loop around before exiting from the same side from which it entered?
    Loop
  • What type of fingerprint has ridges that enter on one side and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the centre?
    Plain Arch
  • What are the 4 main types of fingerprints?
    Plain Arch, Tented Arch, Loop, Whorl
  • What type of fingerprint forms a spiral or a circle?
    Whorl
  • What are fingerprints?
    Fingerprints are marks left by tiny ridges of your fingertip. These markings are left by dust or other particles on the oil of your skin.
  • What type of fingerprint has ridges that enter on one side and peak like a mountain then flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the centre?
    Tented Arch