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3. Define the following term: Bat

4. A flat disc made out of plaster, wood, or plastic which is affixed to the wheel head with clay or pins. Bats are used to throw pieces on that would be difficult to lift off the wheel head.

5. Define the following term: Banding Wheel

6. A revolving wheelhead which sits on a pedestal base. It is turned by hand and used for finishing or decorating pottery.

7. Define the following term: Burnishing

8. The ancient rubbing process of burnishing polishes the outside skin of a clay pot while greatly reducing its porosity. This finishing is done by hand, using a stone or a metal piece.

9. Define the following term: Coil

10. A piece of clay rolled like a rope, used in making pottery.

11. List: 3 things wedging does

12. Removes air bubbles. Mixes hard and soft clay. Gets clay particles moving in one direction.

13. Define the following term: Kiln

14. A structure for firing ceramics.

15. Define the following term: Oxidation Firing

16. Firing atmosphere characterized by the presence of excess oxygen. Under such conditions, the fire burns cleanly and total combustion results.

17. Define the following term: Pit firing

18. Firing technique in which fuel and vessel are placed together in an excavated pit, sometimes covered with stones or earth.

19. Define the following term: Plasticity

20. The ability of clay to be molded and maintain its shape.

21. Define the following term: Reduction Firing

22. Firing atmosphere characterized by the shortage or absence of oxygen. Under such conditions, combustion will be incomplete and carbon monoxide will be created.

23. Define the following term: Pinch pottery

24. The simplest method of pottery manufacture, involving the opening out and expanding of a ball or cone of clay by squeezing the clay between the fingers, while the shape is supported by and turned in the potter's hand. It tends to result in small, round-based, open shapes (such as bowls).

25. Define the following term: Slab building

26. Hand-building technique which involves forming flat slabs of clay and connecting them to form a vessel

27. Define the following term: Slip

28. Liquid mixture of clay and water that can be applied over surface of vessel to affect color and texture. It can be used to attach clay pieces together.

29. Define the following term: Wheel-thrown

30. The term used to describe vessels that have been made on the potter's wheel.

31. Define the following term: SCRAFFITO

32. Carving designs into leather hard clay.

33. Define the following term: BISQUE ware

34. Clay that has been fired once. This clay will not break down in water.

35. Define the following term: GLAZE

36. Glaze is a group of chemicals mixed in water that when fired to the proper temperature will form a waterproof surface on your pottery that is similar to glass.

37. Define the following term: BONE DRY clay

38. Clay that has no moisture. Clay in this form is ready to fire.

39. Define the following term: LEATHER HARD CLAY

40. Still slightly wet and can be formed and carved. Leather hard clay is stiff and holds its shape when handled.

41. Define the following term: GREENWARE

42. Clay that has not been fired. Includes leather hard and bone dry.

43. Define the following term: STAIN

44. Stains are the chemicals used in glazes to create colors. They can be mixed with clay to change the color of the clay. Some stains that we use are Red Iron Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate, Copper Carbonate, and Rutile.

45. Define the following term: GLAZE FIRE

46. Second firing where glazes melt on to the pottery.

47. Define the following term: Blistering

48. Blistering refers to the appearance of broken bubbles found on the glazed surfaces of fired ceramic pieces.

49. Define the following term: The Foot

50. The foot refers to the bottom of a ceramic item.