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WorksheetsCeramics Information Quiz
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 32mins
Slip is made from
mud and clay
water and clay
Grass and water
just soften clay
Slip is used for joining and acts like a glue.
True
False
What word below best describes what wedging is?
Smoothing
Scoring
Banging
Kneading
Why do we have to wedge clay?
To get the air pockets
To help dry out the clay that's to moist
To make it the same moutsiure level throughout
All of these answers
Moist clay will stick to bone dry clay if you score and slip.
True
False
When using the pinching technique, which finger should always remain on the INSIDE of the pinch pot?
Thumb
Middle
Pinky
Pointer
What are the parts of a pot
What is scratching
Molding on the clay
Nothing
Light indents in clay
Huh
What tool is best for scratching
Needle tool
Loop tool
Paddle
Scrath brush
When there is a little clay sticking out
Scratching
High relief
Low relief
To roll an even 1/8" thick slab, which one of the tools listed would be most helpful?
Thinkness strips
Scratch brush
Paddle
Slab roller
What tool does carving need
Rib
Scratch brush
Loop tool
Banding wheel
Clay is fired in a ____. During the first firing, the clay changes from the _____ stage and becomes bisque ware.
(a)
When attaching two pieces of clay together, you must first ____
and then add ____ to make them stick.
(a)
When rolling coils, what should you do to make them round?
Apply a little more pressure
Use long strokes
Stand up
Al of these are correct
The entire time that you are working on an artwork, it should be in the_____ stage and/or the ____ stage.
(a)
Coils must always be smoothed together on at least one side.
True
False
When coiling, you should score and slip between EVERY coil to make sure they all stick together.
True
False
Clay is MOST fragile when it is in this stage.
Leather hard
Bone dry
Moist
bisqueware
This clay is slightly dry. It is stiffer and can support itself better because it has lost some of its water due to evaporation. Clay in this stage is called what?
Leather hard
moist
glazeware
bone dry
Which material will potentially drip during the firing process?
Glaze
Underglaze
Which material is best suited for color blending?
Glaze
Underglaze
Which material contains silica?
Glaze
Underglaze
Which material will seal or waterproof the bisqueware?
Glaze
Underglaze
Which material requires exactly 3 or 4 coats/layers?
Glaze
Underglaze
Which material is best suited for small detailed work?
Glaze
Underglaze
What is silica?
Sand
Clay
Glaze
Baking soda
At what approximate temperature does silica melt?
3000 F
2000 F
4000 F
500 F
Put the drying and production stages of clay in order.
What is the process of SHRINKAGE as it pertains to ceramics. Explain WHY it happens.
What is a slab?
A new block of clay from the factory
A round, even rope-like piece of clay
A tool that is used to build artworks
A flat, evenly rolled out piece of clay
What tools would you traditionally use to roll a slab?
Banding wheel & bat
Rolling pin & thickness strips
An extruder
Potter's wheel
To what thickness should you roll your slabs?
1/4 inch
1/2 inch
1/8 inch
1 inch
The slab roller stretches the clay in both length AND width directions.
True
False
Slab construction requires the use of paper stencils?
True
False
The clay SHOULD or SHOULD NOT come in contact with the metal roller of the slab roller?
Should
Should Not
When moving slabs, should you PINCH the clay or should you PALM it?
Palm
Pinch
Clay comes from the earth in this stage.
moist
bisqueware
bone dry
leather hard
Anything that is made of clay and fired to make it permanent
Earthenware
ceramics
greenware
stoneware
A method of pot building that uses rope-like pieces of clay.
Slipping
coiling
pinching
slabs
This measures the amount of heat in the kiln and acts like an "off switch" for the kiln.
slip
slug
cone
clay
Clay in an unfired state.
bisqueware
earthenware
stoneware
greenware
This type of clay is considered "low fire pottery" because it's fired to below 2000 degrees F.
procelain
ball clay
stoneware
earthenware
Clay after the first firing but before glaze.
leatherhard
bone dry
moist
bisqueware
