Ceramics Vocabulary 24
Across
- 3. clay that has been fired to a high enough temperature to be vitrified.
- 6. a refractory clay that can be used to build kilns, forges or for aerospace. It can withstand a lot of heat without melting.
- 8. clay with impurities found on the surface of the earth that forms from erosion.
- 9. you can’t leave my classroom without permission and this item?
- 12. where should you put your ceramics if you want them to dry and fire?
- 13. teacher is only happy when the shop is ___________?
- 14. what did primitive people use for fuel to fire pottery?
- 15. a paint like substance with minerals, chemicals, and colors applied to the surface of ceramics that can make it shine.
- 16. green orange and violet are called what?
- 17. liquid clay used for casting, joining clay together, or adding a color to your clay body.
Down
- 1. red yellow and blue are called what?
- 2. greenware clay that is wet, soft and flexible but not sticky.
- 4. clay that has dried long enough to be able to fire in a kiln.
- 5. an oven like device made of fire clay tha can handle hot temperatures for firing ceramics or glass.
- 7. slightly flexible clay that is cold to the touch, can be joined together
- 10. what are clay molecules called? They are shaped like footballs only they are microscopic.
- 11. clay that has not yet been fired.
- 13. Fine grained particles from felspar called platelets. Can be molded when wet.
- 18. pure clay commonly found deep in the earth.