Ceramic Techniques and Terms

Handbuilding in ceramics is a technique that involves which of the following methods?

• Using a potter's wheel

• Molding clay by hand

• Firing clay in a kiln

• Glazing pottery

What is the Pinch method in ceramics?

• A technique where clay is shaped by pinching it with fingers

• A method of glazing ceramics

• A process of firing ceramics in a kiln

• A way to paint ceramics

What is the Coil technique in ceramics?

• A method of shaping clay by rolling it into long, snake-like ropes and layering them to build up walls.

• A technique of pressing clay into a mold to form a specific shape.

• A process of using a potter's wheel to create symmetrical ceramic pieces.

• A method of glazing ceramics to achieve a glossy finish.

What is the term for flat pieces made by patting or rolling clay into a flat, even shape like a pancake?

• Slip

• Slab

• Score and Slip

• Bone Dry

What is the method of joining clay pieces by roughening and wetting the surfaces called? (a)  

• Slip

• Slab

• Score and Slip

• Bone Dry

What is the term for clay that is dry to the touch and ready to move into the first firing, known as the most fragile stage of clay? (a)  

• Slip

• Slab

• Score and Slip

• Bone Dry

A kiln is used for which of the following purposes?

• Baking bread

• Firing pottery

• Cooling metals

• Storing grains

Bisque in ceramics refers to which stage of the ceramic process?

• The initial shaping of clay

• The first firing of clay without glaze

• The application of glaze

• The final firing of glazed ceramics

Glaze is used for what purpose in ceramics?

• To add color and decoration

• To make the ceramic piece waterproof

• To strengthen the ceramic piece

• All of the above

What is the process of firing in pottery?

• A method of shaping clay

• A technique for glazing pottery

• The process of heating pottery to harden it

• A way to paint pottery