Year 7 Ceramics - Coil

A method of kneading the clay body to make it homogenous and remove air pockets and water.

• Wedging

• Firing

• Plastic Stage

• Glaze

Answer explanation

Wedging is the process of kneading clay to ensure it is uniform, removing air pockets and excess water, making it ready for shaping. This is essential for achieving a consistent texture in the clay body.

A method of creating a form by attaching ropes of clay on top of one another.

• Coil Building

• Glaze Fired

• Kiln

• Coning

Answer explanation

Coil Building is a technique where ropes of clay are stacked on top of each other to create forms. This method allows for building complex shapes and is distinct from other terms like Glaze Fired or Kiln, which refer to firing processes.

A specialized oven used to fire a clay body, vitrifying the clay so it becomes insoluble.

• Kiln

• Coil Building

• Slab Building

• Clay body

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Kiln', as it is a specialized oven used to fire clay, making it insoluble by vitrifying the clay body. The other options refer to methods of building or types of clay, not firing processes.

An equal mixture of 50% clay and 50% water that is used to decorate pottery or "glue" plastic or leather hard clay parts together.

• Slip

• Coning

• Score

• Earthenware

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Slip', which is a mixture of 50% clay and 50% water used in pottery for decoration or to bond clay parts together. Other options do not describe this specific mixture.

Making small scratches in the surfaces of two clay pieces in order to attach them with slip.

• Score

• Glaze

• Leather Hard

• Centering

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Score' because making small scratches, or scoring, on the surfaces of clay pieces helps create a stronger bond when attaching them with slip. This technique is essential in ceramics for joining pieces.

The stage when the clay body is damp and cool to the touch but can no longer be molded. Pieces are easily attached with slip.

• Leather Hard

• Slab Building

• Coil Building

• Centering

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Leather Hard' because at this stage, the clay is firm enough to hold its shape but still retains some moisture, allowing for pieces to be joined using slip without being moldable.

The stage when the clay body is completely dry and ready to be bisque fired.

• Greenware

• Stoneware

• Centering

• Firing

Answer explanation

Greenware is the term used for clay that has dried completely and is ready for bisque firing. It is the stage before the first firing, distinguishing it from stoneware, which is a fired clay body.

The stage when clay has been through the initial firing without glaze.

• Bisque Fired

• Wedging

• Bone Dry

• Greenware

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Bisque Fired', which refers to clay that has been fired once without glaze. This stage follows 'Greenware' and precedes glazing, making it a crucial step in pottery.

________ Building: Creating the walls of ceramic forms by melding together ropes of clay.

• pinch pot

• throw on the wheel

• slab

• coil

Answer explanation

Coil building involves creating ceramic forms by rolling out ropes of clay and stacking them to form walls. This technique is distinct from pinch pots, wheel throwing, and slab construction.

A mixture of clay and water in the consistency of mush, that acts like a glue when it is put between two pieces of clay.

• throwing it

• wedging

• slip

• score and slip

Answer explanation

The mixture described is known as 'slip', which is used in pottery to bond pieces of clay together. It has a mushy consistency and acts like glue, making 'slip' the correct answer.