ceramics pre-quiz game 1

Objects made from clay that permanently retain their shape after they have been heated to specific temperatures.

• Clay

• Traditional Pottery

• Ceramics

• Antique Pottery

What is the property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking?

• Rubber

• slippery

• texture

• Plastic

a coating of glass that is fused to the surface of a ceramic piece

• Paint

• Glaze

• Gloss

• Sheen

A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration.

• glue

• water

• slip

• slap

A method of refining clay in water where the heavy particles sink to the bottom and smaller particles are skimmed off the top.

• Levitation

• Balance

• Floational

• Levigation

A hand-building techniques that involves squeezing the clay, usually between fingers and thumbs.

• Thumbing

• crabbing

• Pinching

• Coiling

A kiln where the heat and flames are drawn downward and out through openings at the base of the kiln.

• Microwave

• Updraft kiln

• kiln oven

• downdraft kiln

Hand building techniques that involves shaping clay into a broad, flat, thick piece.

• Coiling

• Brick

• Slab

• Pancake

A furnace capable of controlled high temperatures used to fire ceramic ware and sculpture.

• Microwave

• Oven

• Betty Crocker Toaster

• Kiln

Any form used to shape clay.

• Bowl

• Geometric

• MIldew

• Mold