Clay Basics

What is the glue for clay?

• silt

• slip

• epoxy

• glue

to create small scratches in two pieces of clay before joining is called

• scratch

• smooth

• slip

• score

a thin flat piece of clay is called...

• a slab

• a coil

• a mold

• a template

The device used to harden clay is called

• an oven

• a furnace

• a kiln

• a microwave

the process of heating clay to harden is called

• heating

• cooking

• baking

• firing

to join two pieces of clay together you need to

• score, slip, and smooth

• slip and smooth

• score then join

• slap them together

to polish the clay

• smooth

• burnish

• bisque

• fire

What will happen to your clay as it's heated if it has an air bubble?

• It will melt.

• Nothing?

• It will shrink.

• It will explode

clay that has been fired once in the kiln is called

• bisque ware

• glaze ware

• green ware

clay that has been fired twice and has a glassy finish has been

• bisque fired

• air dried

• glaze fired