WorksheetsCeramics Exam Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 20mins
A ________ is a furnace or oven for firing pottery or sculpture
oven
kiln
karrablast
________is s suspension of clay in water used for connecting pieces of clay
slip
slop
goop
______is the ability of damp clay body to form under pressure without cracking and to retain the formed shape
plasticity
malasticity
velocity
_________is a variety of earthy materials formed by the decomposition of granite.
clay
mud
paste
________is made by forming a ball of clay into a bowl by pressing clay between the thumb, fingers and palm.
pinch pot
slab
coil
_________ is s piece of clay rolled like a rope, used in making pottery.
coil
slip
slab
_____________ is a surface decoration technique where a layer of underglaze is applied, then scratched away to create a design
sgraffito
wax resist
wheel throwing
__________ is a a piece of flat clay.
slab
coil
pinch pot
________ is the process of heating pottery of sculpture in a kiln or open fire to bring the clay or glaze to maturity
firing
heating
baking
_____________ is the surface quality of an object
texture
formation
waxing
__________________ is a process that is important to do this when joining two pieces of clay together, such as a handle on a mug or two slabs.
slip and score
smooth together
stick and hope
_____________ is mushy and wet; used as pottery glue
slip
plastic
glaze
______________ is squishy and perfect for sculpting, building, attaching, and molding.
plastic
leatherhard
bisque
________________ is partly dry and firm; cannot be bent, but is perfect for carving.
leatherhard
bone dry
slip
_______________is completely dry, and ready to be fired.
bone dry
bisque
leatherhard
______________ has been fired, and cannot change shape.
bisque
glaze
plastic
____________________ is the final stage of clay, when color is added, to seal, waterproof, and decorate.
glaze
slip
bone dry
______________ is clay that has never been fired.
greenware
stoneware
fireware
______________is clay that has been fired once.
bisqueware
glazeware
greenware
______________ is clay that has been fired and decorated.
glazeware
bisqueware
boneware
Slip feels
liquid
warm
firm
plastic clay feels
soft
firm
rough
bone dry clay feels
room temperature
cold
hot
bisque fired clay feels
rough
smooth
liquid
glazeware feels
smooth
rough
soft
When you score clay, you do which of the following?
scratch into the clay surface
make slip
add points
cut with the wire
Clay that has NO water left and has not been fired is...
Leather hard
bisque
bone dry
slip
Ceramic "glaze" is
the shiny, colorful, glassy coating on ceramics
a sugary substance
a window
a thin film
What tool do we need to make a slab?
Needle tool
sponge
rolling pin
wire tool
What is a flat piece of clay called?
Clay pancake
Slab
Flat clay
slat
Which image is a kiln?
the process of forming a pot from rope-like rolls of clay carefully joined together
slab
pinch pot
coil
slip
the process of forming the clay by pinching it between the fingers to form the pot
slab
pinch pot
coil
slip
This tool is called...
Sgraffito tool
Ribbon tool
Rib
Needle tool
If you need to smooth the surface of the clay, you need to grab a...
Ribbon tool
Carving tool
Rib
Paintbrush
