12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The shielding gas makes sparks
B) The metal to be welded
C) The weld bead
D) The flux coating
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
B) A type of electrode
C) Light from welding
D) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
B) Length of the rod
C) Length of the weld
D) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
B) A surface crack
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) Extra filler metal
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A porosity pocket 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 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) Gas bubbles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Falling flux expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Arc blow 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) Steel trapped in slag
D) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) a welding defect
B) filler metal
C) Location where two or more members are joined
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A centerline crack
B) A cold shut
C) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
D) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
  • 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) 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) Distance fusion extends into base metal
B) Metal added to make a welded joint
C) Metal base plate
D) Flux coating
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Weld height
B) Rod penetration
C) Distance bead width extends
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Slag depth
B) Arc reach
C) Bead surface depth
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Amount of slag produced
B) Length welded per hour
C) Heat generated
D) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
B) Solid Metal Arc Welding
C) Stick Metal Arc Work
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses shielding gas
B) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
C) Uses tungsten electrode
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) High speed
B) No slag
C) Portable and inexpensive
D) Fully automated
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Only works indoors
B) It’s slow
C) Cannot weld steel
D) Requires gas bottles
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) Neither
B) DC only
C) AC or DC
D) AC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Reverse polarity
B) Straight polarity
C) Alternating ground
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) No polarity exists
B) Electrode is positive, ground negative
C) Electrode negative
D) Ground floats
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
B) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
C) Use small rods and low heat
D) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Consumable electrode covered with flux
B) Carbon rod
C) TIG tungsten
D) MIG wire
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 18k psi
B) 40k psi
C) 70k psi
D) 120k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Rod length
B) Coating type
C) Positive polarity rod
D) Welding position
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Strength
B) Arc length
C) Diameter
D) Composition of rod
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
D) Inert, reactive, passive, active
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Electrode Positive
B) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
C) Dual Current Electrode Phase
D) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) heat for penetration
B) Prevent Bending
C) sterilize
D) Reduce moisture
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 100°F
C) 175°F
D) 500°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Energy
B) Earth
C) Electrode
D) Edge
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 1–2 feet
B) 9–18 inches
C) 20–30 inches
D) 3–6 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Machine ready
B) Moisture resistant
C) Medium rated
D) Metal rod
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Aluminum
B) A36 mild steel
C) Cast iron
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) 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 Welding Society
B) Advanced Weld Standards
C) Arc Welding System
D) American Wire Service
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Joint line
C) Slag-covered area
D) Metal melted completely
  • 41. PJP:
A) Parallel Joint Pass
B) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Pressure Joint Process
D) Primary Joint Preparation
  • 42. CJP:
A) Cut Joint Position
B) Controlled Joint Process
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Central Joint Plane
  • 43. 1F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Overhead fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Flat Fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Flat groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Root buildup
B) Cleaning motion
C) Slag brushing
D) Weld bead made with transverse movement
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Mercury
B) Sulphur
C) Oxygen
D) Hydrogen
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