Ceramics pre-test

Clay that has NO water left and has not been fired is...

• Leather hard

• bisque

• bone dry

• slip

Where do we fire our ceramic work?

• An oven

• A kiln

• A microwave

• A fireplace

You can attach wet clay to dry clay.

• True

• False

This stage of clay is workable; we can shape and model it.

• plastic

• slip

• bone dry

• leather hard

Clay that has been fired once in the kiln. Now it is ceramic.

• glazeware

• bone dry

• coil

• bisqueware

What is a flat piece of clay called?

• Clay pancake

• Slab

• Flat clay

• steak

A method of joining together two pieces of clay with slip

• Scoring
• Wedging
• Gluing
• Spackling

Kneading clay with the fingers and heel of the hand in a rocking motion, which forces out trapped air pockets, excessive water and develops a more uniform texture.

• Slipping
• Scoring
• Wedging
• Slab Building

A clay in liquid suspension

• Pinch Pot
• Slab
• Glaze
• Slip

A special oven for firing pottery to maturity

• Kiln
• Wheel
• Drying cabinet 
• Slab box