Ceramics- Spring Final

The clay we used for our projects is long horn white and long horn red.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The kiln can reach temperatures of...

• 500 degrees

• 5000 degrees

• 1000 degrees

• 2000 degrees

Bisque

• Clay that has been fired 1 time

• Work ability of clay

• Clay that is as dry as it can be

• Liquid clay used to use as glue

Stages of Clay

• Plastic, Leather Hard, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

• Wet, Malleable, Hard, Fired, Painted

• Workable, not workable, Kilned, Glazed

• Malliable, Leather Hard, Bone Dry, Fired, Glazed

"Cooking" the clay is called

• bisque

• fire

• kiln

• hardening

1st firing of the clay

• fire

• glaze

• greenware

• bisque

What is a slab?

• A ball of clay

• A flat sheet of clay

• A mixture of clay and water that works as glue

• A unit of measurement when referring to clay

If there is a trapped air bubble or wet clay and we fire it, what will happen?

• It will break the kiln

• The piece will melt on the kiln shelf

• It will cause an explosion in the kiln

• none of the above

How many layers of glaze covers the piece effectively?

• 1

• 5-6

• 3

• 7

Glaze provides...

• prevents discolouration

• prevents chipping

• full protection if you drop it

• high shine finish