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Basic Clay Vocabulary
Basic Clay Vocabulary
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1
The base of our sculpture is a called a plinth.
False
True
2
What is it called when clay is made into a bowl shape by pinching the clay
Pinch Bowl
Drinking Vessel
Pinch Pot
Goblet
3
Ceramics is an ancient art form used even in the Paleolithic period.
False
True
4
What form of clay is mixed with water and acts like glue to help us combine pieces of clay?
score
slip
Earthware
glueing clay
5
To attach clay piece you should 1. , 2. slip, 3. blend.
slide
score
scratch
slink
6
Clay changes stages from wet to leather hard to bone dry because of...
mold leaving the clay
air leaving the clay
sand leaving the clay
water leaving the clay
7
Which stage of clay is very soft and the most malleable?
Greenware
Leather Hard
Glazeware
Wet/Plastic
8
For your health, you should...
eat the clay
leave your clay and your teacher will clean it up
clean up dust off floors and tables when you are done EVERY day
dont touch the clay with your bare hands
9
The best stage for carving into clay is bone dry.
True
False
10
Porcelain is the cheapest clay and has a brownish-red color
True
False
11
What is it called when you bake the clay?
steaming
baking
firing
glazing
12
What should you do to keep your clay from drying out?
leave the clay in the kiln room
pour water all over it each day
leave it outside after every class so the rain will wet it
cover your clay with a plastic bag each day
13
Which stage of clay is VERY fragile and all the moisture is gone from the clay?
Wet/Plastic
Bisqueware
Bone Dry
Glazeware
14
A flat piece of clay is called a...
coil
flab
slab
pinch pot
15
How thick should your clay be?
no thicker than your thumb
as thick as your arm
it doesn't matter as long as you get the air bubbles out
as thick as a coin
16
Stoneware is the clay we use (it is grey in color)
True
False
17
Carving into the clay uses the ___ method.
subtractive
additive
negative
multiplication
18
Clay is made of...
play-dough
plastic
decomposed rock
ceramics
19
What is the oven called that we bake our finished pottery in?
easy bake oven
firing oven
clay baker
kiln
20
Stoneware clay that is cold to the touch and dark grey is probably in the --- stage.
leather hard
bone dry
bisqueware
wet /plastic
21
If you make your piece to thick and water is trapped in your clay, what will happen when fired?
nothing will happen
your pottery will shrink
the water will make your pottery look glassy and polished
your pottery will explode in the kiln
