WorksheetsClay Basics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1. Unlike the technique creating pottery on the potter's wheel, this method of building pots involves using only the hands and simple tools.
A. Slab Construction
B. Coil Building
C. Pinching
D. All of the above
2.
This form of clay acts as a "glue" to connect pieces of pottery together while handbuilding.
A. Slip
B. Scoring
C. Greenware
D. Bisque
3.
This refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.
A. Hand Building
B. Wax Resist
C. Score and Slip
D. Glue and Paste
4.
Clay is the most fragile when it is in what stage:
A. Greenware
B. Slip
C. Leather Hard
D. wet
5.
This is a method of handbuilding in which the clay is shaped by manipulating it between your fingers or the palms of your hands.
A. Slab Construction
B. Pinching
C. Coil Construction
D. Form Construction
6.
This is the technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out ropes, or snakes, of clay.
A. Slab Construction
B. Pinching
C. Coil Construction
D. Wheel Construction
7.
This is the process of heating the pottery to a specific temperature in order to bring about a particular change in the clay or the surface.
A. Roasting
B. Baking
C. Firing
D. Cooking
9.
The term for ceramic ware that has not yet been fired.
A. Raw Ware
B. Greenware
C. Bisque ware
D. Dried
10.
The part of a pot that sits on the flat surface below the piece.
A. Bottom
B. Base
C. Bowl
D. Top
What is the building process in clay that involves rolling out a flat piece of clay to an even thickness, and cutting it to the size needed.
A. Slab Construction
B. Pinching
C. Coil Construction
D. Form Building
The process of "kneading" the clay to an even consistency and pushing out air bubbles is called.....
A. Wedging
B. Pushing
C. Rolling
D. Scoring
The "oven" that the clay is "baked" in is called a ....
A. Cooker
B. Furnace
C. Kiln
D. Burner
What can happen when pottery is fired, if it is not completely dry?
A. It will be fine. It will dry as it fires.
B. It will melt.
C. It will explode.
D. It will leave small pits all over it.
Why is it a bad idea to add a new piece of clay to your pottery without scoring and slipping?
A. It will come off when it dries.
B. It will explode in the kiln.
C. Everything below it will break
D. It will look really bad.
About how hot does the kiln get when it fires?
A. Between 200-400 degrees
B. Between 400-600 degrees
C. Between 800-1000 degrees
D. Between 1500-2500 degrees.
How long does it take for the clay to dry completely?
A. 2 days
B. 1 week
C. 2 weeks
D. It depends on how thick it is and the humidity in the air.
After the clay has been fired once, it is in what stage of pottery.....
A. Greenware
B. Bisqueware
C. Ceramics
D. Completed
What is in the glaze that makes it so shiny after it is fired?
A. Sand/Silica
B. Glass
C. Tiny bubbles
D. Bald little gnomes
What is the only type of clay construction we are unable to do in my classroom? (because we do not have it)
A. Slab
B. Pinch
C. Form
D. Wheel
A sampler piece of artwork shows.....
A. The best examples.
B. Samples we have not yet learned.
C. All the different techniques we learned about.
D. Examples by professionals
