Ceramics 1 Review

Alumina provides glazes with

• plasticity

• hardness and durability

• glass

• color

This material lowers the melting point of a glaze and allows it to flow:

• Fluxes

• Silica

• Alumina

• Glass

How do you prepare ware for glazing?

• Rub the pot with sand paper before glazing

• Soak it

• Wipe with a damp sponge before glazing

A glaze provides:

• Acid resistance

• Decorative elements

• Water protection

• All of the above

This type of glaze finish is smooth and shiny:

• Matte

• Glossy

• Flat

What technique is used to decorate ware by carving into the clay surface?

• Impressing

• 
  Appliqué

• 
  Incising

• Burnishing

What technique is used to decorate ware by adding clay to the surface?

• Burnishing

• Carving

• Incising

• 
  Appliqué

Cracks at the seam of a clay connection may be the result of:

• Connecting clay of different consistencies

• 
  Bisque firing ware

• Connecting clay with high impurities

This equipment is used to create flat and uniform pieces of clay:

• Potters wheel

• Kiln

• Slab Roller

• Extruder

Scratching hatch marks into clay before joining pieces together is called:

• Wedging

• Scoring

• Appliqué

• Incising