12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The weld bead
B) The flux coating
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The metal to be welded
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Light from welding
B) A type of electrode
C) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
D) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) Length of the weld
B) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
C) Length of the rod
D) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A surface crack
B) Extra filler metal
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
  • 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 center of weld metal
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
D) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
  • 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) Metal particles 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) filler metal
B) Location where two or more members are joined
C) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
D) a welding defect
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
B) A centerline crack
C) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
D) A cold shut
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to resist rust
B) Ability to remain cold.
C) Ability to deform without failure
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 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) Flux coating
B) Metal base plate
C) Metal added to make a welded joint
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Weld height
B) Rod penetration
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Distance bead width extends
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Bead surface depth
B) Arc reach
C) Slag depth
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
B) Amount of slag produced
C) Length welded per hour
D) Heat generated
  • 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 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) High speed
C) Fully automated
D) Portable and inexpensive
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Requires gas bottles
B) It’s slow
C) Cannot weld steel
D) Only works indoors
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) AC or DC
B) AC only
C) Neither
D) DC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) No polarity
B) Alternating ground
C) Reverse polarity
D) Straight polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode negative
B) Ground floats
C) Electrode is positive, ground negative
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) TIG tungsten
B) Carbon rod
C) MIG wire
D) Consumable electrode covered with flux
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 70k psi
B) 40k psi
C) 18k psi
D) 120k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Welding position
C) Coating type
D) Rod length
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Strength
B) Arc length
C) Diameter
D) Composition of rod
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
D) Inert, reactive, passive, active
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Electrode Positive
B) Dual Current Electrode Phase
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Prevent Bending
B) Reduce moisture
C) sterilize
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) Earth
B) Energy
C) Electrode
D) Edge
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 1–2 feet
B) 3–6 inches
C) 9–18 inches
D) 20–30 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Moisture resistant
B) Metal rod
C) Medium rated
D) Machine ready
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Stainless steel
B) Aluminum
C) A36 mild steel
D) Cast iron
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Electro violet and ultra red light
B) Blue spectrum only
C) X‑ray emissions
D) Green infrared
  • 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) Advanced Weld Standards
D) American Welding Society
  • 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) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Pressure Joint Process
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Complete Joint Penetration
B) Controlled Joint Process
C) Central Joint Plane
D) Cut Joint Position
  • 43. 1F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Overhead fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Flat Fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 45. 3F
A) Overhead fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Flat groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Overhead groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal groove
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 49. 3G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Cleaning motion
B) Weld bead made with transverse movement
C) Root buildup
D) Slag brushing
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Sulphur
B) Hydrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Mercury
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