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