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