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