Ceramics Vocab Test

What is the big oven thing called?

• Kiln

• Kilm

• Cooker

• Oven

Is our clay high fire or low fire?

• High Fire

• Low Fire

Green Ware

• Is green in color

• Has not been fired

• Has been fired one time

• Is too dry to work with

What does a cone do?

• Keeps the ceramics from melting to the kiln shelf

• covers the holes in the side of the kiln

• melts and shuts off the kiln

• Holds up the shelves in the kiln

Score

• gets the air bubbles out

• attach the clay to the wheel

• 3 pointer

• rough up the surface to attach clay together

Wedging

• gets the air bubble out

• Gets the air bubbles out and creates even texture

Bisque

• Has been fired one time

• Has been fired 2 times

• Has not been fired but is dry

• Has not been fired and is still to wet

Porcelain

• Is high fire

• Fine China and toilets

• used in computers and phones

• all of the above

Glaze

• colored paint

• Turns to glass

• frosting for doughnuts

• does not change colors

Foot

• allows even drying

• finish the bottom/look

• finish the look, and allow even drying

• allows even drying, finishes the look, identifies the artist at times