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