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WorksheetsPottery Handbuilding
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a slab?
It is a flat peice of clay that has been rolled out like a pie crust.
It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.
It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.
It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.
What is a coil?
It is a flat piece of clay that is rolled out like a pie crust.
It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.
It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.
It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.
What is slip?
Sand and water.
Glaze and water.
Clay and water.
Salt and water.
What is the name of the knife used to cut clay?
A scalpel.
A fettling knife.
What is a pinch pot?
A flat piece of clay.
A rope of clay.
A bowl like form made by pinching and turning a ball in your hands.
A pottery piece made on the potters wheel.
What is stiff slab construction?
Building a clay form with dried clay.
Building a clay form with pliable plastic clay.
Building a pottery form with leather hard clay slabs.
What is the term for flexible pliable clay often used to throw on the wheel?
Plastic.
Leather hard.
Greenware.
Bisque.
What is the term for clay that is firm but not yet dry like the consistency of cheddar cheese?
Plastic
Leather hard
Greenware
Bisque
What is the term for clay that has been fired once in the kiln?
Plastic
Greenware
Leather hard
Bisque
What is the term for clay that is completely dry but has not yet been fired in the kiln?
Plastic
Leather Hard
Bisque
Greenware
Clay molecules are shaped like
A rectangular brick shape
A round ball shape
A triangular pyramid shape
a cylinder tube shape.
Clay is made of
Mud and water
Soil and water
Organic matter and water
Finely ground stone particles and water
When you join two pieces of clay together you must do this:
press the clay firmly together
score and use slip on the two pieces that you are joining.
hold the two pieces together for 2 minutes.
let the two pieces dry and then attach them.
What is the thickness that is recommended in your pottery?
1 inch thick
2 inches thick
1/2 inch thick
1/4 inch thick
What is glaze made of?
Paint and water
Colored clay in water
Glass particles in a liquid emulsion
