Ceramics Vocab Quiz

kneading the clay with your hands to remove air bubbles

• squish

• knead

• wedge

• press

When creating your paint palette or game board you did a specific type of wedging. What was it called?

What do you have to do when you join two pieces of clay together?

(ceramics vocab)

At what stage is clay soft and malleable? The stage where you sculpt it.

• Plastic Stage

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisqueware

When clay is ready to go in the kiln for the first time it is at it's most fragile. What is this stage called?

• Plastic Stage

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisqueware

Which word do we use to describe the process of bringing clay up to super high temperatures (1800+ degrees) to turn it hard and durable?

• cooking

• firing

• heating

• finishing

What is the word for recycling clay?

• recycle

• restore

• reclaim

• reconstitute

What is a flat piece of clay called?

• Clay pancake

• Slab

• Flat clay

• steak

You can attach wet clay to dry clay.

• True

• False

You need to slip and score all pieces of clay before attaching them.

• True

• False