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) Light from welding
B) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
C) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
D) A type of electrode
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
B) Length of the weld
C) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
D) Length of the rod
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
B) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
C) Extra filler metal
D) A surface crack
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A porosity pocket in the face of the weld
B) A melted rod tip in the face of the weld
C) A depression in the face of the weld
D) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
  • 6. What is the axis of weld?
A) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
B) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
D) Imaginary line through top of the bead
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Arc blow expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Falling flux 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) Undercut failure
B) Steel trapped in slag
C) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
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) a welding defect
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
B) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
C) A centerline crack
D) A cold shut
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to resist rust
B) Ability to remain cold.
C) Ability to stay magnetized
D) Ability to deform without failure
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
B) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
C) Arc stability rating
D) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Flux coating
B) Metal base plate
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Metal added to make a welded joint
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Rod penetration
B) Weld height
C) Distance bead width extends
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Slag depth
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Bead surface depth
D) Arc reach
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Heat generated
B) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
C) Length welded per hour
D) Amount of slag produced
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Stick Metal Arc Work
B) Solid Metal Arc Welding
C) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Uses shielding gas
C) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) High speed
B) No slag
C) Portable and inexpensive
D) Fully automated
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Cannot weld steel
B) Only works indoors
C) Requires gas bottles
D) It’s slow
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) AC or DC
B) DC only
C) AC only
D) Neither
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) No polarity
C) Straight polarity
D) Reverse polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) No polarity exists
B) Electrode is positive, ground negative
C) Ground floats
D) Electrode negative
  • 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) 18k psi
B) 70k psi
C) 40k psi
D) 120k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Rod length
C) Welding position
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) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Inert, reactive, passive, active
D) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
B) Direct Current Electrode Positive
C) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) Prevent Bending
C) sterilize
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 100°F
B) 500°F
C) 175°F
D) 250°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Electrode
B) Edge
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) Moisture resistant
B) Machine ready
C) Metal rod
D) Medium rated
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Cast iron
B) A36 mild steel
C) Aluminum
D) Stainless steel
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Blue spectrum only
B) X‑ray emissions
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) American Wire Service
B) Arc Welding System
C) Advanced Weld Standards
D) American Welding Society
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Metal melted completely
C) Slag-covered area
D) Joint line
  • 41. PJP:
A) Pressure Joint Process
B) Primary Joint Preparation
C) Parallel Joint Pass
D) Partial Joint Penetration
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Cut Joint Position
C) Controlled Joint Process
D) Complete Joint Penetration
  • 43. 1F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Flat Fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 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 fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Root buildup
B) Cleaning motion
C) Slag brushing
D) Weld bead made with transverse movement
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Mercury
B) Sulphur
C) Hydrogen
D) Oxygen
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