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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Unfired clay that is free of water and ready to fire; most fragile state.
Bone Dry
Bisque
Ceramic
Greenware
A method of creating pots by building bottom and walls with even, ropelike or snakelike pieces of clay
Coiling
Slab
Firing
Scoring
Making clay products permanent through baking at high temperatures in a kiln.
Firing
Bisque
Scoring
Slip
What is this tool called?
Kemper tool
Rubber tool
Rib tool
Blending tool
Making marks on the edges of two pieces of clay before joining with slip.
Scoring
Slip
Coiling
Firing
Clay diluted with to the consistency of cream; used for joining 2 pieces of clay; acts like a glue.
Slip
Scoring
Greenware
Leather Hard
Kneading moist clay to eliminate air bubbles and produce a uniform texture.
Wedging
Firing
Coiling
Slipping
A moist earth of decomposed rock; used in products such as pottery, bricks, tiles, and sculpture
Clay
Ceramic
Bisque
Greenware
Clay after first firing without glaze; it is now permanent, is porous
Bisque
Greenware
Glaze
Clay
At what stage can clay no longer be recycled?
Leatherhard
Bisqueware
Bone Dry
Slip
How much does clay shrink as it dries/gets fired?
30%
5%
10%
50%
What is this tool called?
Loop Tool
Needle Tool
Sharp Edged Tool
Sgraffito Tool
Unfired clay that isn't quite dry yet firm enough to carve; clay that has stiffened slightly .
Leather Hard
Bone Dry
Greenware
Bisque
A furnace used for firing clay products; electric, gas, or wood-fired.
Kiln
Glaze
Easy Bake Oven
Bisque
Clay evenly rolled and formed by draping or joining.
Slab
Coiling
Slip
Scoring
Creating vessels on a potter's wheel.
Throwing
Firing
Coiling
Scoring
Clay products that have been fired for permanence.
Ceramic
Bisque
Greenware
Coiling
Handbuilding technique of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pressing with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.
Coil
Slab
Throwing
Pinch
A finely ground mineral solution painted on bisque ware; when fired, it becomes glassy.
Glaze
Underglaze
Bisque
Greenware
Colors that can be painted on green ware that will show through a clear glaze.
Underglaze
Glaze
Bisque
Slip
