Temperature in Forensics

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Body heat is lost through
Evaporation
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Where is heat lost to?
Surroundings
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Temperature falls after death but then...?
Plateaus
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A factor affecting the rate of temperature decrease is?
Body Fat
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What is the name of the graph that shows temperature decrease over a period of time?
Cooling Curve
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Most efficient way to measure body temperature?
Rectally
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Temperature of the environment is known as the?
Ambient
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Temperature decrese would be.... when exposed to extreme cold?
Slower
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Body temperature is used to investigate?
Time of Death
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After what time period is it difficult to distinguish time of death?
fourtyeight hours
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What is the normal body temperature?
thirtyseven
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Which area of the body cools quicker?
Outside
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Where is heat lost to?

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Surroundings

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Temperature falls after death but then...?

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A factor affecting the rate of temperature decrease is?

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What is the name of the graph that shows temperature decrease over a period of time?

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