Cremations and Cemeteries

Question 1

any refractory construction intended to CHANGE direction of flow or velocity of products of combustion

Answer 1

Baffle

Question 2

A cemetery originally for the victims of great battles

Answer 2

polyandrium

Question 3

the 3 components required for COMBUSTION to take place

Answer 3

HEAT, FUEL, OXYGEN

Question 4

the state, in its exercise of Police Power, would create one of these to regulate the creation of cemeteries by providing for their establishment and discontinuance as well as to monitor their use

Answer 4

Cemetery Authority

Question 5

the ignition of the flame in the crematory retort is generally ignited by

Answer 5

auto style spark plugs

Question 6

cremation containers/caskets are made up of

Answer 6

85% combustible solids
10% moisture
5% non-combustible solids
0 Type Waste

Question 7

Crematory operated by an entity other than the FH. or funeral provider

Answer 7

3rd party crematory

Question 8

any VERTICAL refractory wall supported by ARCH construction which serves to DEFLECT gasses in a downward direction (AKA curtain wall)

Answer 8

Drop arch

Question 9

in most states, regardless of the age of cremation equipment, there is a “” second retention time requirement

Answer 9

half a second (1/2)

Question 10

a short text honoring a decreased which is inscribed on their tombstone/plaque

Answer 10

Epitaph

Question 11

a “bone pit”

Answer 11

ossuary

Question 12

year the first crematory in the U.S. built

Answer 12

1876

Question 13

general term applied to markers/other permanent items used to ID the place of interment; purpose is to commemorate a family/ individual

Answer 13

memorial

Question 14

a container for preservation of relics of a Saint

Answer 14

reliquary

Question 15

a group of two/more adjoining graves, crypts, niches controlled by one title holder

Answer 15

lot

Question 16

a pre-placed enclosed chamber, which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete, poured in place or precast, installed in quality, either side by side or multiple depth, and covered by earth

Answer 16

lawn crypt

Question 17

the 3 “T’s” of proper pollution control

Answer 17

TIME, TEMP, TURBULENCE

Question 18

A receptacle in which processed cremated remains are placed

Answer 18

urn

Question 19

Meaning : Burial alive

Answer 19

viviseputure

Question 20

how large would a grave need to be to accommodate a standard burial vault

Answer 20

8ft long
3ft wide

Question 21

a memorial to a single person but more commonly for a group of people who have died, but whose bodies are not present

Answer 21

Cenotaph

Question 22

the quantity of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F while water is in the liquid state

Answer 22

British Thermal Unit (BTU)

Question 23

The practice of watching over teh body the entire time between death the funeral

Answer 23

vigil

Question 24

The everyday supervision and planning of a cemetery is the responsibility of:

Answer 24

Cemetery management

Question 25

Combustion is also called

Answer 25

burning

Question 26

In many States, the permit to operate a crematory states that the opacity shall not exceed________ % except for __________ seconds in any ________ minute period

Answer 26

20; 30; 60

Question 27

Adult wood caskets normally increase in length in

Answer 27

3 inch increments