12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The flux coating
B) The weld bead
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The metal to be welded
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Light from welding
B) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
C) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
D) A type of electrode
  • 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) A surface crack
B) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) Extra filler metal
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A melted rod tip in the face of the weld
B) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
C) A porosity pocket in the face of the weld
D) A depression 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 weld toe
D) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Gas bubbles expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Falling flux 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) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
C) Steel trapped in slag
D) Undercut failure
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) Location where two or more members are joined
B) filler metal
C) a welding defect
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
B) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
C) A cold shut
D) A centerline crack
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to remain cold.
B) Ability to stay magnetized
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) Metal added to make a welded joint
B) Metal base plate
C) Flux coating
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Rod penetration
B) Weld height
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Distance bead width extends
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Arc reach
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Bead surface depth
D) Slag depth
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Length welded per hour
B) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
C) Heat generated
D) Amount of slag produced
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Stick Metal Arc Work
B) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
C) Solid Metal Arc Welding
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Purely mechanical process
B) Uses shielding gas
C) Uses tungsten electrode
D) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Portable and inexpensive
B) High speed
C) Fully automated
D) No slag
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) It’s slow
B) Only works indoors
C) Requires gas bottles
D) Cannot weld steel
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) DC only
B) AC only
C) AC or DC
D) Neither
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) Straight polarity
C) Reverse polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode is positive, ground negative
B) Electrode negative
C) Ground floats
D) No polarity exists
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
B) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
C) Use small rods and low heat
D) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Carbon rod
B) TIG tungsten
C) MIG wire
D) Consumable electrode covered with flux
  • 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) Rod length
B) Coating type
C) Welding position
D) Positive polarity rod
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Arc length
B) Strength
C) Composition of rod
D) Diameter
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Inert, reactive, passive, active
B) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
C) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
D) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Electrode Positive
B) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
C) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) sterilize
C) Prevent Bending
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 100°F
B) 250°F
C) 500°F
D) 175°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Electrode
B) Edge
C) Earth
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 20–30 inches
B) 9–18 inches
C) 1–2 feet
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) Cast iron
B) Stainless steel
C) Aluminum
D) A36 mild steel
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Blue spectrum only
B) Green infrared
C) Electro violet and ultra red light
D) X‑ray emissions
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
B) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
C) Root, face, toe, leg, web
D) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
  • 39. AWS:
A) Arc Welding System
B) American Wire Service
C) American Welding Society
D) Advanced Weld Standards
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Metal melted completely
C) Joint line
D) Slag-covered area
  • 41. PJP:
A) Primary Joint Preparation
B) Pressure Joint Process
C) Partial Joint Penetration
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Cut Joint Position
B) Controlled Joint Process
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Central Joint Plane
  • 43. 1F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Flat Fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Overhead fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 50. 4G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical 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) Mercury
B) Sulphur
C) Oxygen
D) Hydrogen
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