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: Bricks - '''Ceramic''' blocks used to build houses.
: Pottery - '''Ceramic''' bowls, plates, cups and pots used for storing/holding food and drink.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Ceramics''' are [[Hardness|hard]] and [[brittle]] [[material]]s that are made by heating a [[mixture]] in an oven.
===About Ceramics===
: [[Ceramic]]s are made form a [[mixture]] that is heated in a kiln.
===Applications and Properties===
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''Application'''
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |'''Properties'''
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Plates
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Hard - They are not easily scratched.
Poor Thermal Conductors - Hot food is insulated from the table below preventing it from cooling too quickly.
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Heat Shields
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Poor Thermal Conductors - Spacecraft re-entering the [[atmosphere]] are protected form extreme temperatures.
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