Clay Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Clay mixed with water into a pudding- like or liquid consistency.

• clay

• score

• slip

• leather-hard

Soft, workable clay that can be easily molded & formed

• Plastic

• Metal

• Slip

• Bisqueware

Clay that has hardened slightly.

• Bone-Dry

• Leather-hard

• Bisqueware

• Kiln

Clay that is completely dried and ready to be fired.

• Bone- Dry

• Leather- hard

• Slip

• Kiln

Clay that has been transformed into ceramic material after being fired once.

• Slab roller

• Glazeware

• Bisqueware

• Fettling Knife

Ceramic material with glaze applied & fired a second time.

• Greenware

• Kiln

• Bisqueware

• Glazeware

A flat sheet of clay used in hand building.

• Paper

• Score

• Slip

• Slab

A method to knead the clay to remove air bubbles.

• Wedging

• Kneading

• Rolling

• Drying

Formed by pinching clay with your fingers to create an opening in a solid lump of clay.

• Slab Roller

• Slab

• Pinch Pot

• Coil

A hand building technique in which clay is rolled into a long piece.

• Snake

• Coils

• Pinch Pot

• Slab