Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Set.
Are grave boxes and grave liners burial vaults - Answer no - y
they don’t enclose the casket and they don’t have sealing abilities
outer burial container - Answer any container which is designed for placement in the grave
around the casket including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults,
grave boxes, and grave liners.
what was the historical or original intent of burial vaults - Answer to inhibit grave robbers
what are burial containers made of - Answer concrete, metal, wood, polymers and fiberglass
how deep are most graves dug today? - Answer 18-24 inches below the surface of the
ground
how much weight is presented by the earth above the burial vault - Answer the earth load
weighs about 4000 pounds
-----------concrete outerburial containers may be lined.
by what kind of ferrous and non ferrous materials and syntheic materials - Answer
polystyrene, ABS, stainless steel, copper bronze and asphalt
from what metals can burial vaults be manufactured - Answer aluminum, steel, stainless
steel and copper
what is the dome or diving bell principle - Answer the dome top of the vault is lowered into
place and it traps air within the vault. The trapped air does not allow water to enter the vault
dimensions of the outer burial containers are mainly acquired by measuring what part of the
container - Answer the inside of the container