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basic clay vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

a)

Just stick it together

b)

Slip and Score

c)

Smooth them together

d)

There is no point in putting clay together

2.
What substance is necessary to join two pieces of clay together?
a)
glue
b)
slip
c)
epoxy
d)
water
3.
 When you score clay, you do which of the following?
a)
make marks into the clay surface
b)
make holes that get filled with slip
c)
make it possible to join two pieces of clay
d)
all of the above
4.
Heating clay to high temperatures in the Kiln is called...
a)
Heating
b)
Firing
5.
The furnace that heats the clay is called the...
a)
Oven
b)
Kiln
6.
Making scratch marks in the clay to attach something is called...
a)
Slip
b)
Score
7.
What is the perfect thickness of clay?
a)
1/2 (one half) inch
b)
1/3 (one third) inch
c)
1/4 (one quarter) inch
8.
Method where you push and pull the clay with your fingers
a)
Slab Method
b)
Pinch Method
c)
Coil Method
9.
What is a kiln used for?
a)
To dry the clay
b)
To fire the clay
10.
What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?
a)
wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock
b)
Capture clay dust with acid rain
c)
Eat while in the studio
d)
breathe in deep while around clay dust
11.

What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?

a)

wet clay

b)

slip

c)

leatherhard

d)

greenware

12.

What stage of clay is best for molding?

a)

slip

b)

leatherhard

c)

greenware

d)

wet clay

13.

What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its own weight? This clay is still cold to the touch.

a)

Wet clay

b)

Leatherhard clay

c)

bisqueware

d)

greenware

14.

Clay that is bone dry, but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?

a)

Greenware

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Bisqueware

d)

Wet clay

15.

Clay that has been fired in the kiln is known as what?

a)

Wet clay

b)

Dry clay

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisqueware

16.

If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?

a)

It will melt.

b)

It will dry out in the kiln.

c)

Nothing will happen.

d)

It will explode.