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Ceramics Vocabulary - 3D Art

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a bat?

a)

Something used in baseball.

b)

A flat disc or slab made of plaster, plastic, or wood that you place your clay on.

c)

A nocturnal creature.

d)

Something that you hit the clay with to shape it.

2.

This piece of equipment used to 'cook' clay is called a

(a)  

3.

When your clay pot is completely dry with no moisture or dampness and is ready to be fired, it is referred to as

a)

Airy

b)

Super Dry

c)

Bone Dry

4.

This critical step in attaching two pieces of clay is called

a)

Piecing

b)

Scoring

c)

Stitching

d)

Linking

5.

This technique of smashing air bubbles out of clay is called

a)

Wedging

b)

Smooshing

c)

Dabbing

d)

Pressing

6.

When attaching two pieces of clay, you need to score the surfaces of the two pieces and then apply what liquid to the area

a)

Mud

b)

Slurry

c)

Water

d)

Slip

7.

'Leather-hard' is which stage in the pottery making process?

a)

Clay that is no longer bendable, but still soft enough to carve.

b)

Clay that is completely pliable and moldable.

c)

Clay that is ready to be fired.

d)

Clay that is completely dry.

8.

A glaze is a

a)

Mix of miniscule particles of clay and glass, mixed with water, applied to pottery, and dries hard and durable.

b)

A delicious topping on a dozen donuts.

c)

A coating of paint for glass.

9.

Objects made of clay, fired at high temperatures starting at 1550 degrees are called

(a)  

10.

Pinch pots are made by primarily

a)

Wheel-throwing

b)

Hand-building

c)

Slinging

d)

Smashing