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WorksheetsClay Terms
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
How do you connect two pieces of clay?
Just stick it together
Slip and Score
Smooth them together
There is no point in putting clay together
What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?
Wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock
Breathe clay dust in deeply
Eat while in the studio
Throw clay at others
What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?
plastic
slip
leatherhard
greenware
What stage of clay is best for molding?
slip
leatherhard
bonedry
plastic
What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its shape? This clay is cold to the touch.
Bonedry
Leatherhard
Slip
plastic
Clay that is bone dry, but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?
Greenware
Leatherhard
Plastic
Bisqueware
Clay that has been fired in the kiln is known as what?
Wet clay
Dry clay
Greenware
Bisqueware
The coil building method is when you
pinch and pull the clay to create something
make long, snake-like pieces of clay to build up a vessel or object
make slabs and piece them together
The kiln reaches temperature up to how many degrees Fahrenheit?
100 - 200 degrees
500 - 1,000 degrees
1,800 - 2,400 degrees
5,000 - 6,000 degrees
If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?
It will melt.
It will dry out in the kiln.
Nothing will happen.
It will explode.
Process of removing air bubbles from the clay.
Slab method
Bisque
Wedge
This is the perfect stage for carving or adding details.
Plastic
Leatherhard
Bisque
Bonedry
Using a rolling pin, rolling a solid flat thick,even slice of clay
Pinch method
Slab method
Coil method
If they're air bubbles in the clay when fired, it explodes
True
False
Once clay has been fired, it can be recycled with water.
True, clay can always be recycled with water.
False, clay is permanent once it has been fired.
If you have an enclosed hollow space you need to ...
Vent it
Nothing, it will fire normally in the kiln
You can't have enclosed hollow spaces!
