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Clay Terms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.
 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
3.
The furnace that heats the clay is called the...
a)
Oven
b)
Kiln
4.
Making scratch marks in the clay to attach something is called...
a)
Slip
b)
Score
5.
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
6.
Method where you push and pull the clay with your fingers
a)
Slab Method
b)
Pinch Method
c)
Coil Method
7.

What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?

a)

Wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock

b)

Breathe clay dust in deeply

c)

Eat while in the studio

d)

Throw clay at others

8.

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

a)

plastic

b)

slip

c)

leatherhard

d)

greenware

9.

What stage of clay is best for molding?

a)

slip

b)

leatherhard

c)

bonedry

d)

plastic

10.

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

a)

Bonedry

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Slip

d)

plastic

11.

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

a)

Greenware

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Plastic

d)

Bisqueware

12.

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

a)

Wet clay

b)

Dry clay

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisqueware

13.

The coil building method is when you

a)

pinch and pull the clay to create something

b)

make long, snake-like pieces of clay to build up a vessel or object

c)

make slabs and piece them together

14.

The kiln reaches temperature up to how many degrees Fahrenheit?

a)

100 - 200 degrees

b)

500 - 1,000 degrees

c)

1,800 - 2,400 degrees

d)

5,000 - 6,000 degrees

15.

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.

16.

Process of removing air bubbles from the clay.

a)

Slab method

b)

Bisque

c)

Wedge

17.

This is the perfect stage for carving or adding details.

a)

Plastic

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Bisque

d)

Bonedry

18.

Using a rolling pin, rolling a solid flat thick,even slice of clay

a)

Pinch method

b)

Slab method

c)

Coil method

19.

If they're air bubbles in the clay when fired, it explodes

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Once clay has been fired, it can be recycled with water.

a)

True, clay can always be recycled with water.

b)

False, clay is permanent once it has been fired.

21.

If you have an enclosed hollow space you need to ...

a)

Vent it

b)

Nothing, it will fire normally in the kiln

c)

You can't have enclosed hollow spaces!