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