According to California law, the definition of 'cremation' does NOT include which of the following?

• A. Weighing the remains prior to incineration
• B. Reducing the remains to its essential elements by incineration
• C. Repositioning the remains during incineration
• D. Processing the remains by grinding or crushing after incineration

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is what activities California law includes in the definition of cremation. Cremation is defined as reducing the remains to their essential elements by incineration and handling the cremated remains after that process, including processing them by grinding or crushing. Weighing the remains before incineration isn’t part of that definition—it’s a pre- cremation step related to preparation or identification, not the cremation process itself. The other actions described—reducing by incineration, repositioning during the incineration to help it proceed properly, and processing after incineration by grinding or crushing—are all activities that fall within the cremation process as defined by the law.