Cremation Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
afterburner/secondary burner -
correct answer ✅a burner installed in the secondary combustion
chamber, or in chambers separated from the incinerator proper
burning rate -
correct answer ✅the amount of waste incinerated per unit time,
usually expressed in pounds per hour
calcination -
correct answer ✅the process of reducing human remains to its
basic elements in the form of bone fragments through heat and
vaporization, less the element of flame due to controlled oxygen,
the body and container never break into flame
primary burner -
correct answer ✅a burner installed in the primary combustion
chamber to dry out and ignite the material to be burned
combustion -
correct answer ✅burning the interaction of fuel with oxygen
accompanied by the well-defined flame-releasing rate, heat, fuel
and oxygen are the 3 elements required for cremation to take
poalce
,Cremation Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
cremation -
correct answer ✅the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic
bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or
chamber, is more cost effective than calcination
CANA definition: the process of reducing human remains to its
basic elements in the form of bone fragments through flame, heat
and vaporization
cremation container -
correct answer ✅the case in which the human body is delivered to
the crematory and in which it is cremated
General Requirements:
1. be composed of a suitable combustible material
2. be rigid enough for handling with ease
3. assure protection of the health and safety of the operator
4. provide proper covering for the remians
5. meet moral codes for respect and dignity
, Cremation Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
alkaline hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅body is immersed in a 1:21 solution of potash,
lye and water; gas powered steam generators build up pressure
with the tank as the temperature rises up to around 170 degrees
Celcius, since the pressure is so high there is no boiling- only a
chemical reaction that completely liquefies everything but the bone
and any implants or prosthetics the deceased may have had, the
liquid is a sterile fluid that may be returned to the soil
emission -
correct answer ✅combustion products such as smoke, soot, sulfur
dioxide, etc.
EPA -
correct answer ✅Environmental Protection Agency
cold hearth -
correct answer ✅a surface upon which waste material is placed to
dry and/or burn aided by the action of hot combustion gases
passing only over the waste material
hot hearth -
correct answer ✅a surface upon which waste material is placed to
Answers (Grade A+)
afterburner/secondary burner -
correct answer ✅a burner installed in the secondary combustion
chamber, or in chambers separated from the incinerator proper
burning rate -
correct answer ✅the amount of waste incinerated per unit time,
usually expressed in pounds per hour
calcination -
correct answer ✅the process of reducing human remains to its
basic elements in the form of bone fragments through heat and
vaporization, less the element of flame due to controlled oxygen,
the body and container never break into flame
primary burner -
correct answer ✅a burner installed in the primary combustion
chamber to dry out and ignite the material to be burned
combustion -
correct answer ✅burning the interaction of fuel with oxygen
accompanied by the well-defined flame-releasing rate, heat, fuel
and oxygen are the 3 elements required for cremation to take
poalce
,Cremation Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
cremation -
correct answer ✅the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic
bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or
chamber, is more cost effective than calcination
CANA definition: the process of reducing human remains to its
basic elements in the form of bone fragments through flame, heat
and vaporization
cremation container -
correct answer ✅the case in which the human body is delivered to
the crematory and in which it is cremated
General Requirements:
1. be composed of a suitable combustible material
2. be rigid enough for handling with ease
3. assure protection of the health and safety of the operator
4. provide proper covering for the remians
5. meet moral codes for respect and dignity
, Cremation Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
alkaline hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅body is immersed in a 1:21 solution of potash,
lye and water; gas powered steam generators build up pressure
with the tank as the temperature rises up to around 170 degrees
Celcius, since the pressure is so high there is no boiling- only a
chemical reaction that completely liquefies everything but the bone
and any implants or prosthetics the deceased may have had, the
liquid is a sterile fluid that may be returned to the soil
emission -
correct answer ✅combustion products such as smoke, soot, sulfur
dioxide, etc.
EPA -
correct answer ✅Environmental Protection Agency
cold hearth -
correct answer ✅a surface upon which waste material is placed to
dry and/or burn aided by the action of hot combustion gases
passing only over the waste material
hot hearth -
correct answer ✅a surface upon which waste material is placed to
