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