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Merch QII:QII
Outer Burial Containers and Grave Markers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any container designed for placement in the grave around the casket | outer burial container |
| outer container/enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as possessing sealing qualities | vault |
| 3 vault materials | concrete (lined with asphalt, polystyrene, or metal), metal (stainless steel, copper, bronze), polymer |
| gauge for vault stainless steel | 12, 10, or 7 |
| gauge for vault copper | 10 or 12 |
| gauge for vault bronze | 10 or 12 |
| most common vault finish | asphalt |
| sealing method for concrete or metal vaults where dome-shaped structure entraps air as it is lowered over the base | air seal |
| used with air seal vault closure method, includes a chemical seal such as butyl tape | double seal |
| most commonly used vault closure method, made of concrete or polymer, casket is lowered into body of vault, chemical adhesive in groove on lid | top seal |
| closure method on metal vaults, sealed before placed into the ground, casket is place in an open end, edges have a sealing mechanism | end seal |
| vault dimensions | 30 inches wide, 86 inches long, on the inside |
| offers protection from the load of the earth, but does not offer sealing to protect from water, walls are also thinner | grave liner |
| outer enclosure consisting of a body and a flat one- or two-piece lid made of unfinished concrete | grave box |
| grave liner composed of 6 or 8 slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket | sectional |
| grave liner which rots and is porous | wood box |
| grave liner which is generally strong and un-biodegradable | plastic or fiberglass |
| smaller concrete, metal, or fiberglass vaults used for the interment of cremains | urn vaults |
| casket used with the intent to bury, made to last | burial casket |
| sold strictly for purpose of cremation with remains inside, generally made of wood or cremation-friendly material | cremation containers |
| two casket types that will cause pollution during cremation | high gloss wood, any metal with zinc |
| temporary container for visitation, remains then transferred into another container for disposition | rental casket |
| wood casket, no gloss finish, environmentally safe, designed to be burned | cremation casket |
| unfinished wood box or other nonmetal receptacle or enclosure without ornamentation or fixed interior lining, made of fiber board, pressed wood, and with or w/out an outside covering | alternative container |
| volume (cubic inches) capacity of an urn | 200 cubic inches |
| small urns for remains to be split amongst family members | sharing urns |
| outer enclosure used to place casketed remains during transportation | transfer containers |
| wooden base/tray, cardboard lid is placed over the top and banded with heavy vinyl straps/belts | air tray |
| alternative container for transportation, thick, sturdy, but very heavy | plain wooden box |
| unlined, gasketed metal container, rectangular 20 gauge steel | ziegler case |
| air tray with a particle board box instead of cardboard | combination case |
| any product consisting of a unit or series of units which are designed to be used together as both a casket and a permanent burial receptacle | combination unit |
| leak resistant zippered bag to hold remains and fluids, used mainly for removal from place of death | pouch |
| area of ground set aside for final disposition of dead human bodies by interment | cemetery |
| a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers | memorial park |
| divisions of a cemetery | section, block, lot, grave |
| excavating then re-interring remains at a lower depth is called | raising and lowering |
| in Illinois, must have how many inches of soil above vault | 18 inches |
| space for two or more people in the ground | lawn crypt |
| section of a cemetery set aside solely for the scattering of cremated remains | scattering garden |
| structure usually made of stone or metal erected either to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a dec. person whose remains are interred underneath or nearby, or to identify a family plot of individual graves | monument |
| a small headstone usually in one piece to identify an individual in a single grave | marker |
| physical object that is designed for the purpose of commemorating the life of an individual or group, not necessarily in a cemetery | memorial |
| monument erected to an individual or group where the body or bodies are not present | cenotaph |
| an inscription placed on a monument to help identify the departed: the name of the dec. with dates of birth and death | epitaph |
| lower horizontal part of a marker/monument, rests on the ground | base |
| main part of a maker/monument, upright or vertical portion | die or tablet |
| marker even with the ground, as in a memorial park | flush marker |
| marker with a slightly slanted face | bevel top |
| marker with a face with an angle greater than 45 and less than 90 | slant marker |
| marker with a flat horizontal slab with 2 vertical slabs for seating | bench marker |
| upright marker, die taller than it is wide | vertical tablet |
| upright marker, die is wider than tall | horizontal tablet |
| building containing crypts or vaults for entombment | mausoleum |
| chamber in a mausoleum to hold casketed remains | crypt |
| single grave space that sits above ground | tomb |
| structure or room containing recessed niches for the permanent placement of cremated remains | columbarium |
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