Ceramics

What is often added to a ceramic to make it non-porous?

• a plastic coating

• a glaze

• metal

• a layer of grease

How are ceramics turned into a variety of shapes?

• carved into shape after heating

• clay is moulded before heating

• 3D printed into desired shape

It's a chemical property of ceramics.

• They have a high melting point.

• They don't react with water, acids or alkalis

• They are hard but brittle.

• They're thermal and electrical insulators.

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Which of the following is not a common use for ceramics?

• toilets

• furniture

• bowls

• nugs

Which process is used when a ceramic is made?

• cooling

• dissolving

• heating

• inflating with gas

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Which use of ceramics can be explained by them being strong under compression?

• plates

• bricks

• toilets

• mugs

Which use of ceramics can be explained by them being non-porous when glazed?

• turbing blade coating

• plates

• space craft tiles

• bricks

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Ceramics are heated to 1000C to drive out water and harden it.

• True

• False

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Ceramics have strong areas made up of covalent and ionic bonds

• True

• False

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Ceramics are lightweight, strong, and stiff, but they can also be ___________.

• ductile

• rusty

• dense

• brittle