Final Exam Vocabulary

Question 1

This process removes air bubbles and wetness from clay

Answer 1

Wedging

Question 2

A wooden or plastic platform that one builds or throws on

Answer 2

Bat

Question 3

A machine that makes clay more uniform and consistent

Answer 3

Pug mill

Question 4

Kidney shaped tools, used for smoothing clay

Answer 4

Ribs

Question 5

A lined metal cabinet in which unfinished clay objects are stored to prevent them from drying out.

Answer 5

Damp box

Question 6

Gives glaze its color

Answer 6

Oxides

Question 7

Gives glaze its body. The more you add, the dryer and more matte it becomes.

Answer 7

Feldspar/alumina

Question 8

The “glass” component of glaze.

Answer 8

Silica

Question 9

The element of glaze responsible for lowering the melting point

Answer 9

Flux

Question 10

The first firing of the ceramic process

Answer 10

Bisque

Question 11

Clay that is still wet enough to work with, yet dry enough to hold its form without sagging.

Answer 11

Leather-hard

Question 12

When clay is totally void of water and ready to be fired.

Answer 12

Bone-dry

Question 13

This is the percent of shrinkage in fired clay.

Answer 13

8%-10%

Question 14

The bottom of a clay pot or vessel.

Answer 14

Foot

Question 15

High-fire clay, usually gray in color with lots of grog.

Answer 15

Stoneware

Question 16

When clay has been fired to a point where water cannot pass through or penetrate it.

Answer 16

Vitrified

Question 17

A clay in liquid suspension.

Answer 17

Slip

Question 18

The unit of measure (temperature) for firing kilns.

Answer 18

Cones