Across
- 2. Scientists look at this first to try to match a fiber to a location
- 3. Type of light microscope that allows scientists to use wavelengths of light to observe optical properties of fibers
- 5. First man-made fiber
- 6. The tight lengthwise yarn in a weave pattern
- 9. Result of weaving yarns together
- 10. The number of threads that are packed together for any given amount of fabric
- 14. The smallest indivisible unit of a textile; made up of many filaments twisted or bonded together
- 15. A test used to analyze the components of dyes in a fabric
- 16. Jute comes from this part of a plant
- 18. Term for fibers that have been spun together
- 20. Silk comes from the cocoon of this caterpillar
- 21. Coir comes from this fruit
- 22. The crosswise yarn in a weave pattern
- 24. Hemp comes from this plant
- 26. Synthetic fiber used in polar fleece
- 28. Plant used to make linen
Down
- 1. Checkerboard weave pattern
- 3. Animal fibers are made of this macromolecule
- 4. Transfer of fibers directly from suspect to victim or victim to suspect
- 7. Cotton comes from this part of a plant
- 8. Animal fiber often used to make coats and gloves
- 11. Plant fibers are made of this carbohydrate
- 12. A common mineral fiber
- 13. Fiber produced from rabbit hair
- 15. Fiber produced from goat hair
- 16. A destructive test that allows scientists to compare absorption in fabrics
- 17. Term for fibers produced from a raw material such as coal or wood pulp that is spun together in a factory
- 19. Small, repeating units that make up polymers
- 23. Most fiber evidence falls off within this many hours of a crime
- 24. Because fibers are mass produced, they are considered this type of evidence
- 25. The most durable synthetic fiber
- 27. Diagonal weave pattern