Clay Terms

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

• Just stick it together

• Slip and Score

• Smooth them together

• There is no point in putting clay together

 When you score clay, you do which of the following?

• make marks into the clay surface
• make holes that get filled with slip
• make it possible to join two pieces of clay
• all of the above

The furnace that heats the clay is called the...

• Oven
• Kiln

Making scratch marks in the clay to attach something is called...

• Slip
• Score

What is the perfect thickness of clay?

• 1/2 (one half) inch
• 1/3 (one third) inch
• 1/4 (one quarter) inch

Method where you push and pull the clay with your fingers

• Slab Method
• Pinch Method
• Coil Method

What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?

• Wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock

• Breathe clay dust in deeply

• Eat while in the studio

• Throw clay at others

What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?

• plastic

• slip

• leatherhard

• greenware

What stage of clay is best for molding?

• slip

• leatherhard

• bonedry

• plastic

What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its shape? This clay is cold to the touch.

• Bonedry

• Leatherhard

• Slip

• plastic