5th Grade Ceramics

Clay that has been fired once, then glazed, and then fired again is called...

• Bisqueware
• Glazeware
• Greenware
• Slab

If a piece has an air-pocket, what happens in the kiln?

• It pops, leaving a tiny poke hole
• It doesn't do anything
• It explodes to escape out
• It evaporates

What stage of clay is ready for firing and can no longer be changed?

• Letter-Hard
• Leather-Hard
• Bone Dry
• Bisque Dry

What are the 3 stages of clay?

• Plastic, Leather-Hard, Bone Dry
• Plastic, Leather-Dry, Bone Dry
• Plastic, Leather-Hard, Bisque Dry
• Plastic, Bone-Plastic, Leather Dry

What is hand building?

• Any method where things are built using machines
• Any method where things are built using the hands
• Any method where things are built using pinch, coil or pottery wheels
• Any method where things are built using pottery wheels

What stage of clay is partially dry, and perfect for carving or holding weight/shape?

• Bisque
• Bone Dry
• Leather-Hard
• Leather Boots

What is the most workable stage of clay?

• Plastic
• Plaster
• Plantiff
• Placenta

The process of heating ceramics to a very high temperature is called 

• cooking
• blasting
• baking
• firing

When attaching clay, it is important to _____________, or rough up, both of the attaching surfaces and apply slip before pressing together

• cut
• score
• slip
• polish

Before clay has been fired, it is known as 

• bisqueware
• glaze
• greenware