CGCC Mortuary Sciences Compendium - Cremation &
Cemeteries 164Questions and Verified Answers, 100-
Score Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025)
cremation is the process of reducing human remains to its basic elements in the form of bone fragments
through the use of - CORRECT ANSWERS flame, heat, & vaporization
Historians generally agree that the idea of cremation most likely had its roots in the - CORRECT
ANSWERS stone age
the modern day mausoleum is named in memory of __________ who died in 325 BC and the monument
built at his memorial at Halicarnassus was included among the seen wonders of the world - CORRECT
ANSWERS mausolus
in the middle of the 17th century Sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of
__________. It stressed the advantages of this form of burial - CORRECT ANSWERS Urn Burial
the first recorded pre planned cremation in the US took place in Charleston, South Carolina in -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1783
with the exception of _________ and _________, most major religions readily accept cremation -
CORRECT ANSWERS Islam & Orthodox Judaism
Many adherents to the Roman Catholic faith are not aware of the Vatican's acceptance of cremation in -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1963
Ashes - CORRECT ANSWERS Cremated remains
,Engrave - CORRECT ANSWERS Inscribe
Headstone - CORRECT ANSWERS Marker
Any air controlled with respect to quantity and location forced or induced supplied through or adjacent
to the fuel bed in a crematory retort - CORRECT ANSWERS primary air
any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of
combustion - CORRECT ANSWERS baffle
the quantity of heat required to rise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit while water is in liquid
state - CORRECT ANSWERS British Thermal Unit
the amount of waste incinerated usually expressed in pounds per hour with the characteristics or type
of waste stipulated - CORRECT ANSWERS capacity
a vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWERS
stack,
chimney,
flue
any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward
direction - CORRECT ANSWERS drop arch
The agency of the United States Government responsible for their protection of air and environmental
quality is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWERS EPA
Suspended ash particles charred paper dust soot or other partially incinerated matter carried in the
products of combustion - CORRECT ANSWERS fly ash
, a solid surface upon which material with high moisture content or liquids or waste material for burning
or drying are placed - CORRECT ANSWERS hearth
the term for the special brick that is used to line the firebox or primary chamber of the crematory retort
- CORRECT ANSWERS refractory brick
a heating process that reduces human remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation in the
presences of an open flame - CORRECT ANSWERS cremation
a designated area for the retention of human remains while awaiting the cremation process - CORRECT
ANSWERS holding facility
which of the following is used to refer to cremated human remains after they are pulverized and
cleaned, leaving primarily small bone fragments as small as particles of sand or smaller - CORRECT
ANSWERS processed cremated human remains
a receptacle into which processed cremated remains are placed - CORRECT ANSWERS urn
the three elements required for combustion to take place - CORRECT ANSWERS heat, fuel, and
oxygen
in cremation the ___________ supplies heat to raise the temperature of the cremation chamber to the
point where combustion of the human remains is possible - CORRECT ANSWERS burner
most easily discernible by a crematory operator with regard to determining the sequence of cases for
that day - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of body fat and container type
human remains are made up of ________% moisture - CORRECT ANSWERS 85
Cemeteries 164Questions and Verified Answers, 100-
Score Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025)
cremation is the process of reducing human remains to its basic elements in the form of bone fragments
through the use of - CORRECT ANSWERS flame, heat, & vaporization
Historians generally agree that the idea of cremation most likely had its roots in the - CORRECT
ANSWERS stone age
the modern day mausoleum is named in memory of __________ who died in 325 BC and the monument
built at his memorial at Halicarnassus was included among the seen wonders of the world - CORRECT
ANSWERS mausolus
in the middle of the 17th century Sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of
__________. It stressed the advantages of this form of burial - CORRECT ANSWERS Urn Burial
the first recorded pre planned cremation in the US took place in Charleston, South Carolina in -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1783
with the exception of _________ and _________, most major religions readily accept cremation -
CORRECT ANSWERS Islam & Orthodox Judaism
Many adherents to the Roman Catholic faith are not aware of the Vatican's acceptance of cremation in -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1963
Ashes - CORRECT ANSWERS Cremated remains
,Engrave - CORRECT ANSWERS Inscribe
Headstone - CORRECT ANSWERS Marker
Any air controlled with respect to quantity and location forced or induced supplied through or adjacent
to the fuel bed in a crematory retort - CORRECT ANSWERS primary air
any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of
combustion - CORRECT ANSWERS baffle
the quantity of heat required to rise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit while water is in liquid
state - CORRECT ANSWERS British Thermal Unit
the amount of waste incinerated usually expressed in pounds per hour with the characteristics or type
of waste stipulated - CORRECT ANSWERS capacity
a vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWERS
stack,
chimney,
flue
any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward
direction - CORRECT ANSWERS drop arch
The agency of the United States Government responsible for their protection of air and environmental
quality is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWERS EPA
Suspended ash particles charred paper dust soot or other partially incinerated matter carried in the
products of combustion - CORRECT ANSWERS fly ash
, a solid surface upon which material with high moisture content or liquids or waste material for burning
or drying are placed - CORRECT ANSWERS hearth
the term for the special brick that is used to line the firebox or primary chamber of the crematory retort
- CORRECT ANSWERS refractory brick
a heating process that reduces human remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation in the
presences of an open flame - CORRECT ANSWERS cremation
a designated area for the retention of human remains while awaiting the cremation process - CORRECT
ANSWERS holding facility
which of the following is used to refer to cremated human remains after they are pulverized and
cleaned, leaving primarily small bone fragments as small as particles of sand or smaller - CORRECT
ANSWERS processed cremated human remains
a receptacle into which processed cremated remains are placed - CORRECT ANSWERS urn
the three elements required for combustion to take place - CORRECT ANSWERS heat, fuel, and
oxygen
in cremation the ___________ supplies heat to raise the temperature of the cremation chamber to the
point where combustion of the human remains is possible - CORRECT ANSWERS burner
most easily discernible by a crematory operator with regard to determining the sequence of cases for
that day - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of body fat and container type
human remains are made up of ________% moisture - CORRECT ANSWERS 85
