EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The word ceramic derives from Greek which translates as “of pottery” or “for pottery". Both pottery and ceramic are general terms that describe objects which have been formed with clay, hardened by firing and decorated or glazed. Clay is a natural material created by weathered rock.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word “ceramic” is a transliteration from the Greek adjec-tive keramikos, which is derived from keramos, a general term.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pottery clay is also known as ceramic clay. This is because part of the process of making pottery involves firing it in a kiln. Firing clay involves heating the clay to high temperatures. During the firing process pottery clay is transformed from clay that can dissolve in water, into hard insoluble ceramic material.

Detailed explanation-4: -A ceramic is an inorganic non-metallic solid made up of either metal or non-metal compounds that have been shaped and then hardened by heating to high temperatures. In general, they are hard, corrosion-resistant and brittle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pottery is a type of ceramic, specifically containers made out of clay. (So an art piece made out of clay would not be pottery-it’d just be ceramics.) There are three major categories of pottery: earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain.