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