The outer container designed to protect the casket from exterior elements is termed a

• A. Casket
• B. Urn
• C. Vault
• D. Cover

Answer: (C)

In funeral service terminology, the outer protective enclosure that shields the casket from weather and earth is a vault. The vault is designed to withstand exterior elements and provide structural protection for the grave, often made of concrete or metal and sealed to keep moisture out. The other terms don’t describe this outer shell: the casket is the inner container that holds the body, an urn holds cremated remains, and a cover isn’t the standard term for the protective outer enclosure.