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