Ceramics Exam Review

Question 1

Why is it important to wedge the clay before building?

Answer 1

to remove air bubbles

Question 2

Clay that has been fired once but not glazed

Answer 2

bisque

Question 3

A pattern used to shape the profile of a piece of clay

Answer 3

template

Question 4

the term we use when clay is put into the kiln to be baked

Answer 4

fired

Question 5

when connecting two pieces of clay, what two things are needed to make them stay together?

Answer 5

score and slip

Question 6

what stage of the clay body be in when carving detail; so that the subject may keep crisp, hard lines, and firm edges

Answer 6

leather hard stage

Question 7

what refers to the reduction in size of the clay mass that happens as water evaporates during drying and firing

Answer 7

shrinkage

Question 8

a method of forming clay by simply squeezing with fingers

Answer 8

pinch

Question 9

what is the correct word to describe putting two pieces of clay together

Answer 9

attaching

Question 10

the whole of a pot below the neck or lip

Answer 10

body

Question 11

watery clay, used to connect parts is called

Answer 11

slip

Question 12

a sharp wooden tool used to cut and carve clay is a

Answer 12

needle

Question 13

what are two methods of creating ceramics pieces

Answer 13

hand building and wheel thrown

Question 14

clay is found

Answer 14

deep in the earth’s crust

Question 15

clay that is fired once is NOT called bisque

Answer 15

false

Question 16

a rolled out piece of clay is called a

Answer 16

coil

Question 17

____ is a term used to describe the process: roughing up the clay surface where two pieces will be joined together

Answer 17

scoring

Question 18

clay that is still moist and flexible is at what stage

Answer 18

plastic

Question 19

when your work is complete, which means it has been fired and glazed, it is now called

Answer 19

pottery

Question 20

porcelain is white and very high-fire. It is also rare

Answer 20

true

Question 21

the neck is located right above the lip on the body of the pot

Answer 21

false

Question 22

when glazing your bisque fired pottery, it is necessary to

Answer 22

rinse dust off it first, apply 3 even layers of glaze, shake the glaze while holding the lid on

Question 23

shade is the color added to a bisque pot, so that it will shine and be colored after being fired

Answer 23

false

Question 24

___ is a rope of clay used to decorate a ceramic piece

Answer 24

coil

Question 25

add ___ by pressing or carving designs into soft clay

Answer 25

texture

Question 26

the bottom of the piece of pottery is called the

Answer 26

foot

Question 27

to make a piece nonporous, you paint the piece with

Answer 27

glaze

Question 28

when clay is wet or damp and placed in the kiln to fire, what is the expected result?

Answer 28

explosion

Question 29

a decorative technique where a layer of slip is applied to a clay body of a different color. the outer layer is scratched away to reveal the clay color underneath

Answer 29

sgraffito

Question 30

objects made of clay; fired to sufficiently high temperatures, for a chemical change to take place in the clay body, is known as what type of art

Answer 30

ceramics

Question 31

using a slab, a potter can create a bowl using a ___ mold

Answer 31

plaster, hump, slump

Question 32

a tool used in the ceramics studio that everyone must be very careful with so that we avoid injury

Answer 32

fettling knife, needle tool, serrated kidney (Rib)

Question 33

_____ causes clay to explode when heated up

Answer 33

air pockets

Question 34

what are the 4 types of hand building methods?

Answer 34

coil, slab, pinch, molding

Question 35

the correct term that means to bake the clay

Answer 35

firing

Question 36

applying glaze to the bottom of your pottery can cause these effects to occur:

Answer 36

fusing to the shelf

Question 37

process of roughing up a section of clay before attaching another piece of clay to the area

Answer 37

scoring

Question 38

the factor that determines how long clay must dry before firing

Answer 38

thickness of the structure's walls

Question 39

slip is a liquid form of clay used as a glue or as decoration

Answer 39

true

Question 40

projects that are completely air dried is referred to as:

Answer 40

greenware