FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT POTTERY EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT POTTERY EXAM

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Question 1: maturing temperature

Answer:

the temperature at which clay body reaches the desired hardness or when a glaze fuses into the clay body

Question 2: bone dry

Answer:

stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so the clay surface no longer feels cold

Question 3: incise

Answer:

to remove clay by carving

Question 4: green ware

Answer:

unfired pottery or sculpture

Question 5: Majolica

Answer:

earthenware covered with a tin glaze painted with oxides. Also known as maiolica, falence and Delftware

Question 6: Matte

Answer:

dull surface, not shiny

Question 7: Plastic

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the property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking

Question 8: Slip

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A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay slipping and for surface decoration

Question 9: chamois

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a very soft, pliant leather, used when wet to smooth the surface of wet clay

Question 10: fettling knife

Answer:

a long tapered knife used for cutting and trimming clay

Question 11: shrinkage

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the reduction in size of clay mass that occurs when water in the clay evaporates during drying and firing

Question 12: calipers

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a hinged tool used for measuring diameter on the inside or outside of a three dimensional form

Question 13: neck

Answer:

the part of the vessel between the lip and shoulder

Question 14: melting pot

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when clay fuses and turns to a fluid glass like substance during the firing

Question 15: rib tool

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a flat curved tool made of wood, metal or used to refine shapes

Question 16: crazing

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a network of fine lines in a glaze caused during cooling when tension between the clay body and glaze is uneven

Question 17: pyrometric cones

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manufactured objects made of ceramic materials and enclosed in a kiln during firing- that bend when specified temperatures are reached

Question 18: Mold

Answer:

any form used to shape clay

Question 19: wedging

Answer:

a way of improving the workability of clay by reforming the mixture to make it homogenous and even in texture while eliminating air bubbles

Question 20: stoneware

Answer:

dense nonporous hard pottery

Question 21: vitrification

Answer:

the stage during firing when a clay or glaze loses its porosity and transforms into a hard, nonabsorbent, glasslike state

Question 22: under glaze

Answer:

any coloring element such as oxides or commercial colorants, applied prior to glaze application

Question 23: foot

Answer:

the base of a pot upon which it can stand

Question 24: grog

Answer:

crushed fired clay used as an additive to clay body to reduce shrinkage

Question 25: porcelain

Answer:

a white high firing clay body that is usually translucent

Question 26: extruder

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the process of shaping moist clay by forcing it through die

Question 27: clay paddles

Answer:

beating clay with a flat stick to strengthen joints, thin walls, alter shape or create texture

Question 28: sgraffito

Answer:

a decorating technique where a layer of slip applied to a clay body is scratched through to reveal clay color