CERAMICS 1

Which of the following substances could be used to make a ceramic?

• Metal

• Clay

• Plastic

• Wood

Which of the following is a property of ceramics?

• easy to compress

• flexible

• hard

• low melting point

What is often added to a ceramic to make it non-porous?

• a plastic coating

• a glaze

• metal

• a layer of grease

Which of the following is not a common use for ceramics?

• toilets

• furniture

• bowls

• nugs

Which process is used when a ceramic is made?

• cooling

• dissolving

• heating

• inflating with gas

Which use of ceramics can be explained by them being strong under compression?

• plates

• bricks

• toilets

• mugs

Which use of ceramics can be explained by them being non-porous when glazed?

• turbing blade coating

• plates

• space craft tiles

• bricks

How are ceramics turned into a variety of shapes?

• carved into shape after heating

• clay is moulded before heating

• 3D printed into desired shape

It's a chemical property of ceramics.

• They have a high melting point.

• They don't react with water, acids or alkalis

• They are hard but brittle.

• They're thermal and electrical insulators.