JP Ceramics Quiz

What is the term for the first firing before glazing in ceramics?

• Glaze

• Bisque

• Slip

• Underglaze

What is the term applied to wares that have been through a bisque firing?

• Glaze

• Bisque

• Slip

• Underglaze

What is the process of rolling out clay into rope-like pieces called?

• Slab

• Coiling

• Coil

• Wedging

What are pyrometric cones composed of?

• clay and glaze materials

• clay and water

• clay and an insulated box

• drape mold and glaze

What is the term for unfired pottery?

• Glaze

• Greenware

• Leather hard

• Slip

What is the method of kneading clay to remove air pockets called?

• Throwing

• Wedging

• Scoring

• Shrinkage

Means to decrease in the size of a clay object due to DRYING and FIRING?

• Throwing

• Wedging

• Scoring

• Shrinkage

What is the purpose of pyrometric CONES?

• serve as an insulated box

• to melt and bend at specific temperatures in the kiln

• to knead clay to get rid of air pockets

What is a support on which a clay slap is draped to shape as it stiffens

• bisque

• slab

• drape mold

• glaze

What is a ceramic paint that becomes vitreous when fired

• bisque

• slab

• drape mold

• glaze