12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The metal to be welded
B) The shielding gas makes sparks
C) The weld bead
D) The flux coating
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
B) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
C) Light from welding
D) A type of electrode
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) Length of the rod
B) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
C) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
D) Length of the weld
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) Extra filler metal
B) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) A surface crack
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A depression in the face of the weld
B) A melted rod tip in the face of the weld
C) A porosity pocket in the face of the weld
D) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
  • 6. What is the axis of weld?
A) Imaginary line through top of the bead
B) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
D) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Gas bubbles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Arc blow expelled that do not form part of the weld
D) Falling flux expelled that do not form part of the weld
  • 8. What is slag inclusion?
A) Undercut failure
B) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
C) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
D) Steel trapped in slag
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) Location where two or more members are joined
B) filler metal
C) a welding defect
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
B) A centerline crack
C) A cold shut
D) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to deform without failure
B) Ability to resist rust
C) Ability to remain cold.
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Arc stability rating
B) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
C) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
D) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal added to make a welded joint
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Metal base plate
D) Flux coating
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Distance bead width extends
B) Rod penetration
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Weld height
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Slag depth
B) Bead surface depth
C) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
D) Arc reach
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
B) Length welded per hour
C) Amount of slag produced
D) Heat generated
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
B) Solid Metal Arc Welding
C) Stick Metal Arc Work
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Uses shielding gas
C) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) No slag
B) Portable and inexpensive
C) High speed
D) Fully automated
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Requires gas bottles
B) It’s slow
C) Cannot weld steel
D) Only works indoors
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) Neither
B) AC only
C) AC or DC
D) DC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Straight polarity
B) Alternating ground
C) No polarity
D) Reverse polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode is positive, ground negative
B) No polarity exists
C) Ground floats
D) Electrode negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
B) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
C) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
D) Use small rods and low heat
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) TIG tungsten
B) Carbon rod
C) MIG wire
D) Consumable electrode covered with flux
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 70k psi
B) 18k psi
C) 120k psi
D) 40k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Welding position
C) Coating type
D) Rod length
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Strength
B) Composition of rod
C) Diameter
D) Arc length
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
B) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
C) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
D) Inert, reactive, passive, active
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
B) Direct Current Electrode Positive
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) sterilize
C) Prevent Bending
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 500°F
B) 175°F
C) 250°F
D) 100°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Earth
B) Edge
C) Electrode
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 3–6 inches
B) 1–2 feet
C) 9–18 inches
D) 20–30 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Machine ready
B) Moisture resistant
C) Metal rod
D) Medium rated
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) A36 mild steel
B) Aluminum
C) Cast iron
D) Stainless steel
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Electro violet and ultra red light
B) Green infrared
C) X‑ray emissions
D) Blue spectrum only
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
B) Root, face, toe, leg, web
C) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
D) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
  • 39. AWS:
A) Advanced Weld Standards
B) American Wire Service
C) Arc Welding System
D) American Welding Society
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Joint line
B) Slag-covered area
C) Metal altered but not melted
D) Metal melted completely
  • 41. PJP:
A) Pressure Joint Process
B) Primary Joint Preparation
C) Partial Joint Penetration
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Complete Joint Penetration
B) Central Joint Plane
C) Controlled Joint Process
D) Cut Joint Position
  • 43. 1F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Vertical fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat Fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 45. 3F
A) Flat fillet
B) Vertical fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Overhead fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Root buildup
B) Cleaning motion
C) Slag brushing
D) Weld bead made with transverse movement
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Oxygen
B) Mercury
C) Hydrogen
D) Sulphur
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