CEMETERY AND CREMATORY
OPERATIONS REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% RATED A+
Base
✔✔ The foundational part of a monument, often supporting the upright
portion. Some monuments may have multiple bases (first, second, third, etc.).
Bevel Top Marker
✔✔ A low grave marker that rests above ground with a gently slanted top,
making the inscription easier to read.
Block
✔✔ A section of a cemetery that is divided into multiple lots for burial
purposes.
Canopy
✔✔ A movable covering used at the graveside during the committal service to
provide shelter.
Catacombs
✔✔ Underground burial chambers first developed in ancient Rome, carved
from soft stone and used primarily by wealthy early Christians.
Cenotaph
✔✔ A monument built in memory of a deceased person whose body is not
present at the burial site.
What are the 3 elements needed for combustion to occur?
✔✔ Fuel, Oxygen, and Heat
What is the typical temperature range used during cremation?
✔✔ Between 1100 and 2000 degrees Fahrenheit
, What are the “3 T’s” of cremation that affect the process?
✔✔ Temperature, Turbulence, and Time
What is the waste classification of cremated remains?
✔✔ Class 4
How is crematory equipment categorized?
✔✔ Type 8 equipment
What are the two main components involved in the cremation process?
✔✔ The deceased’s body and the container
What must a funeral home offer if they provide direct cremation,
according to the FTC Funeral Rule?
✔✔ They must also offer alternative containers, such as unfinished wood
boxes or other basic options.
Columbarium
✔✔ A room, wall, or building—often within a mausoleum—that contains
niches or spaces designed to store urns holding cremated remains.
Corrugated Container - ANSWER✔✔A container used to hold a dead human
body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a
series of alternate folds and ridges.
Cremated Remains - ANSWER✔✔The result of the reduction of a dead body
to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.
Crypt - ANSWER✔✔A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally
used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.
Die - ANSWER✔✔The main part of an upright marker where the inscription
is located.
120 cubic inches - ANSWER✔✔If the deceased weighs 120 pounds, what is
the minimal cubic inches of the urn.
Crematorium - ANSWER✔✔A furnace or retort for cremating dead human
bodies; a building that houses a retort.
OPERATIONS REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% RATED A+
Base
✔✔ The foundational part of a monument, often supporting the upright
portion. Some monuments may have multiple bases (first, second, third, etc.).
Bevel Top Marker
✔✔ A low grave marker that rests above ground with a gently slanted top,
making the inscription easier to read.
Block
✔✔ A section of a cemetery that is divided into multiple lots for burial
purposes.
Canopy
✔✔ A movable covering used at the graveside during the committal service to
provide shelter.
Catacombs
✔✔ Underground burial chambers first developed in ancient Rome, carved
from soft stone and used primarily by wealthy early Christians.
Cenotaph
✔✔ A monument built in memory of a deceased person whose body is not
present at the burial site.
What are the 3 elements needed for combustion to occur?
✔✔ Fuel, Oxygen, and Heat
What is the typical temperature range used during cremation?
✔✔ Between 1100 and 2000 degrees Fahrenheit
, What are the “3 T’s” of cremation that affect the process?
✔✔ Temperature, Turbulence, and Time
What is the waste classification of cremated remains?
✔✔ Class 4
How is crematory equipment categorized?
✔✔ Type 8 equipment
What are the two main components involved in the cremation process?
✔✔ The deceased’s body and the container
What must a funeral home offer if they provide direct cremation,
according to the FTC Funeral Rule?
✔✔ They must also offer alternative containers, such as unfinished wood
boxes or other basic options.
Columbarium
✔✔ A room, wall, or building—often within a mausoleum—that contains
niches or spaces designed to store urns holding cremated remains.
Corrugated Container - ANSWER✔✔A container used to hold a dead human
body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a
series of alternate folds and ridges.
Cremated Remains - ANSWER✔✔The result of the reduction of a dead body
to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.
Crypt - ANSWER✔✔A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally
used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.
Die - ANSWER✔✔The main part of an upright marker where the inscription
is located.
120 cubic inches - ANSWER✔✔If the deceased weighs 120 pounds, what is
the minimal cubic inches of the urn.
Crematorium - ANSWER✔✔A furnace or retort for cremating dead human
bodies; a building that houses a retort.
