12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The metal to be welded
B) The flux coating
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The weld bead
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
B) Light from welding
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) Length of the rod
C) Length of the weld
D) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) Extra filler metal
B) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) A surface crack
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A porosity pocket 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 depression in the face of the weld
  • 6. What is the axis of weld?
A) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
B) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
C) Imaginary line through top of the bead
D) Imaginary line through weld toe
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Gas bubbles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Arc blow 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) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
B) Undercut failure
C) Steel trapped in slag
D) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
B) Location where two or more members are joined
C) a welding defect
D) filler metal
  • 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 deform without failure
B) Ability to resist rust
C) Ability to stay magnetized
D) Ability to remain cold.
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Arc stability rating
B) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
C) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
D) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal base plate
B) Flux coating
C) Metal added to make a welded joint
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 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) Slag depth
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Arc reach
D) Bead surface depth
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Length welded per hour
B) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
C) Amount of slag produced
D) Heat generated
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
B) Stick Metal Arc Work
C) Solid Metal Arc Welding
D) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses shielding gas
B) Uses tungsten electrode
C) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) High speed
B) Portable and inexpensive
C) No slag
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 or DC
C) DC only
D) AC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) No polarity
B) Reverse polarity
C) Straight polarity
D) Alternating ground
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) No polarity exists
B) Ground floats
C) Electrode negative
D) Electrode is positive, ground negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Use small rods and low heat
B) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
C) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
D) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) TIG tungsten
B) Consumable electrode covered with flux
C) MIG wire
D) Carbon rod
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 120k psi
B) 40k psi
C) 70k psi
D) 18k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Rod length
C) Coating type
D) Welding position
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Composition of rod
B) Diameter
C) Strength
D) Arc length
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Inert, reactive, passive, active
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
D) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
  • 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) Reduce moisture
C) sterilize
D) Prevent Bending
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 175°F
C) 500°F
D) 100°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Energy
B) Edge
C) Electrode
D) Earth
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 9–18 inches
B) 20–30 inches
C) 1–2 feet
D) 3–6 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Moisture resistant
B) Medium rated
C) Metal rod
D) Machine ready
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Stainless steel
B) Cast iron
C) Aluminum
D) A36 mild steel
  • 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) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
C) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
D) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
  • 39. AWS:
A) Advanced Weld Standards
B) American Wire Service
C) American Welding Society
D) Arc Welding System
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Slag-covered area
C) Joint line
D) Metal melted completely
  • 41. PJP:
A) Parallel Joint Pass
B) Primary Joint Preparation
C) Partial Joint Penetration
D) Pressure Joint Process
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Complete Joint Penetration
C) Cut Joint Position
D) Controlled Joint Process
  • 43. 1F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Overhead fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Flat fillet
B) Vertical fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Overhead fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Flat groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Overhead groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Weld bead made with transverse movement
B) Root buildup
C) Slag brushing
D) Cleaning motion
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Oxygen
B) Sulphur
C) Hydrogen
D) Mercury
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