Ballistics 2 - Long Guns vs Handguns

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Ballistics 2 - Long Guns vs Handguns

Last updated about 2 years ago

18 questions

Note from the author:

This is the second in a serise of formatives teaching the basics of ballistics for a CSI class.

Instructions

As you move through the presentation; be sure to read all the information and answer all the questions. Also, make sure to fill in your worksheet for your notebook as you go. Here is the link if you need to print a new packet. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gsPhnwjoUw1Bv0Y0tccwToZEtzAv3D9IxhEa9I7xE60/copy?usp=sharing

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What is the difference between a pistol and a semi automatic handgun?

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What is the difference between a handgun and a long gun?

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Tighter rifling will spin a projectile   ___________       while looser rifling will spin the projectile 

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Faster

the same

Slower

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Drag the names on to the correct location on the image.

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primer

gunpowder

bullet

cartridge case

Rim

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Overall, the diameter of a handgun or rifle cartridge is measured in _______ while the size of shotguns is measured in_______ . Handguns require only _______ hand to fire while _______ require two hands to fire. 

This is the second in a serise of formatives teaching the basics of ballistics for a CSI class.

As you move through the presentation; be sure to read all the information and answer all the questions. Also, make sure to fill in your worksheet for your notebook as you go. Here is the link if you need to print a new packet. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gsPhnwjoUw1Bv0Y0tccwToZEtzAv3D9IxhEa9I7xE60/copy?usp=sharing

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What is the difference between a pistol and a semi automatic handgun?

What is the difference between a handgun and a long gun?

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Tighter rifling will spin a projectile   ___________       while looser rifling will spin the projectile 

Other Answer Choices:

Faster

the same

Slower

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As a gun is fired the rifling inside the barrel marks the projectile ...

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The red indentations on the rifling of the barrel are called...

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What kind of information do you see on the headstamp

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How are bullets and cartridges different?

Drag the names on to the correct location on the image.

Other Answer Choices:

primer

gunpowder

bullet

cartridge case

Rim

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Match up the action to the correct order it happens in. 1 is the "Hammer is cocked"

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Question 15 | 00:29

Question 16 | 00:57

Question 17 | 01:24

00:00/00:00

Question 15

00:29

Question 16

00:57

Question 17

01:24

Overall, the diameter of a handgun or rifle cartridge is measured in _______ while the size of shotguns is measured in_______ . Handguns require only _______ hand to fire while _______ require two hands to fire. 

What are the main types of long guns?

Machine Guns

Hand Guns

Semi Automatic Rifles

Shotguns

Rifles

Pistols keep the used cartridge casings while semi automatics expel them

Pistols can ONLY have 6 projectiles while semi automatics can have up to 12.

As a gun is fired the rifling inside the barrel marks the projectile ...

The red indentations on the rifling of the barrel are called...

What kind of information do you see on the headstamp

How are bullets and cartridges different?

Cartridges are just the outside part of the bullet

A bullet is part of the cartridge. Cartridges contain all of the parts of the projectile together.

The bullet is the bottom part of the cartridge that is hit by the firing pin.

Bullets are just another name for a cartridge

Match up the action to the correct order it happens in. 1 is the "Hammer is cocked"

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
1		Hammer is pulled back to cocked position
6		Trigger is pulled
4		Hammer comes down slamming the firing pin into the primer of the cartridge.
3		The gunpowder in the cartridge is ignited.
5		The bullet is launched from the cartridge and sent down the barrel.
2		The rifling spin stabilizes the bullet as it leaves the barrel.

Which has caliber is the largest?

0.22 inches

0.44 inches

0.38 inches

0. 4 inches

Which has caliber is the smallest?

Which gauge of shotgun will have the largest sized barrel?

20 gauge 

12 gauge

18 gauge

10 gauge

Which gauge of shotgun will have the smallest sized barrel?

1

Hammer is pulled back to cocked position

6

Trigger is pulled

4

Hammer comes down slamming the firing pin into the primer of the cartridge.

3

The gunpowder in the cartridge is ignited.

5

The bullet is launched from the cartridge and sent down the barrel. 

2

The rifling spin stabilizes the bullet as it leaves the barrel.