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Ceramics vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An insulated box which is heated to fire pottery and clay sculpture

a)

scrapers

b)

firing

c)

kiln

d)

easybake oven

2.

A term applied to the first firing before glazing

a)

bone dry

b)

bisque

c)

banana pancakes

d)

plastic

3.
Kneading clay with the fingers and heel of the hand in a rocking motion, which forces out trapped air pockets, excessive water and develops a more uniform texture.
a)
Slipping
b)
Scoring
c)
Wedging
d)
Slab Building
4.

The process which changes clay into ceramic

a)

scoring

b)

greenware

c)

firing

d)

kiln

5.

Made mostly of colored pigment and binders to keep it suspended as a liquid and can be applied to greenware

a)

underblaze

b)

colored slip

c)

underdog

d)

underglaze

6.
The procedure of forming and shaping clay by squeezing the clay between your thumb and finger.
a)
pinch
b)
coil
c)
slab
d)
roll
7.

How many times your project get fired in the kiln?

a)

once

b)

Twice

c)

Thrice

d)

As many times as needed

8.

What technique is used to create this bowl

a)

Slabbing Techinque

b)

Pinching Technique

c)

Coiling Technique

d)

Blended Technique

9.

What is glaze made of?

a)

Paint and water

b)

Colored clay in water

c)

Glass particles in a liquid emulsion

10.

A piece must be completely dry before it is fired.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What do you call the scratches you make on the clay before joining pieces of clay together?

a)

Scarring

b)

Scratches

c)

Score

d)

Bruising

12.

When speaking of clay, we refer to five basic stages of clay. They are:

a)

Greenware, bisque, leather hard, plastic, glaze ware

b)

Slip, greenware, bisque, wedged, plastic

c)

Wet, leather hard, bone dry, glaze ware, fired

d)

Fresh, stale, dry, almost dry, fired

13.

A stage in the drying process of clay when the clay is pliable but strong enough to handle

a)

greenware

b)

leather hard

c)

bisqueware

d)

ceramic

14.

A decomposed granite type rock with plastic like consistency.

a)

glaze

b)

marble

c)

balsa foam

d)

clay

15.

Unfired pottery

a)

bisqueware

b)

greenware

c)

bone dry

d)

ceramic

16.

A stage in the drying process of clay when the clay is pliable but strong enough to handle

a)

greenware

b)

leather hard

c)

bisqueware

d)

ceramic

17.

What is the thickness that is recommended in your pottery?

a)

1 inch thick

b)

2 inches thick

c)

1/2 inch thick

d)

1/4 inch thick

18.

The properties of clay that allow it to to be easily shaped and manipulated

a)

slippery

b)

plasticity

c)

earthenware

d)

greenware

19.

This tool is used most often to do what in class?

a)

Poke the clay to make tiny holes

b)

Write on the clay

c)

Cut the clay

d)

Smooth very hard to reach joints

20.

A fluid mixture of clay and water

a)

slide

b)

slurp

c)

score

d)

slip