Ceramics Physical Science

Clay products that have been fired for permanence.

• Ceramic

• Bisque

• Greenware

• Coiling

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A moist earth of decomposed rock; used in products such as pottery, bricks, tiles, and sculpture

• Clay

• Ceramic

• Bisque

• Greenware

The property that sets borosilicate glass apart from other types is its __________________.

• high resistance to hydrofluoric acid

• resistance to thermal shock

• relatively inexpensive cost

• ability to take on different colorants

A ceramic material is classed as

• A metallic material but non organic material

• A non metallic, non organic material

• A clay pot

• A non metallic, non polymer material

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NGSS.HS-PS2-6

Which set of properties are commonly associated with ceramic materials.

• Good toughness, good conductivity and light weight.

• High levels of hardness, good conductivity and light weight.

• Nice colours

• High levels of hardness, high levels of heat resistance and quite brittle.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-6

Which of the following is not a ceramic material?

• Glass

• Silicon nitrite

• Bakelite

• Silicon carbide

Of the following products which one would you not think was made from a ceramic material?

• Tap washer

• carving knife

• Heat shield

• Electronic resistor

• Car wheel

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NGSS.HS-PS2-6

Ceramic materials have high melting points.

• True

• False

Most ceramic materials have good insulation properties.

• False

• True

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Traditional ceramics(not glass) are typically made from ...

• metals in the earth's crust
• the hydration of sand particles
• combining clays and other minerals from the ground
• baking tree leaves in the sun