Midterm

What is the Technique called in ceramics for Joining Pieces Of Pottery

• Score & Slip

• Paddling

• Rolling a slab

• Recycle

What is the primary handbuilding technique used to create a small, simple pot by pressing your thumb into a ball of clay?

• Coil building

• Slab building

• Rolling clay

• Pinch pot

How are coils created in coil building?

• • By rolling out flat sheets of clay 

• By rolling clay into long, rope-like strands 

• By pinching clay together from all sides

• By creating a texture

When using the slab building technique, what is the first step?

• Recycle clay

• Pinch a ball of clay into a shape

• Create a coil 

• Roll out a flat sheet of clay

Clay is fired in a .....

• 
  oven

• 
  pit of fire

• 
  kiln

• 
  shed

Glaze looks different in the bottle than it does once it has been fired

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where does clay come from?

• the earth

• plant life

• old minerals

• walmart

What is the process of heating clay to a high temperature to harden it called?

• Slipping

• Glazing

• Firing

• Scoring

Which tool is commonly used to smooth the surface of a clay piece?

• Wire cutter

• Loop tool

• Needle tool

• Rib

What is the term for the decorative technique of carving designs into the surface of clay?

• Engraving

• TEXTURE

• Embossing

• Etching