12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The shielding gas makes sparks
B) The flux coating
C) The metal to be welded
D) The weld bead
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
B) A type of electrode
C) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
D) Light from welding
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
B) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
C) Length of the weld
D) Length of the rod
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
B) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
C) A surface crack
D) Extra filler metal
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
B) A depression in the face of the weld
C) A porosity pocket 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 center of weld metal
C) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
D) Imaginary line through weld toe
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Falling flux 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) Gas bubbles 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) a welding defect
B) filler metal
C) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
D) Location where two or more members are joined
  • 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 remain cold.
B) Ability to stay magnetized
C) Ability to deform without failure
D) Ability to resist rust
  • 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) Metal added to make a welded joint
B) Flux coating
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) Rod penetration
D) Distance bead width extends
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Bead surface depth
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Slag depth
D) Arc reach
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
B) Amount of slag produced
C) Heat generated
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 shielding gas
D) Uses tungsten electrode
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Fully automated
B) High speed
C) Portable and inexpensive
D) No slag
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Cannot weld steel
B) It’s slow
C) Only works indoors
D) Requires gas bottles
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) Neither
B) AC or DC
C) DC only
D) AC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Straight polarity
B) Alternating ground
C) Reverse polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) No polarity exists
B) Electrode negative
C) Electrode is positive, ground negative
D) Ground floats
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
B) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
C) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
D) Use small rods and low heat
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Consumable electrode covered with flux
B) MIG wire
C) TIG tungsten
D) Carbon rod
  • 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) Welding position
C) Positive polarity rod
D) Coating type
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Composition of rod
B) Arc length
C) Strength
D) Diameter
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
D) Inert, reactive, passive, active
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
B) Dual Current Electrode Phase
C) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
D) Direct Current Electrode Positive
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Prevent Bending
B) sterilize
C) Reduce moisture
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 500°F
C) 175°F
D) 100°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Energy
B) Earth
C) Electrode
D) Edge
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 9–18 inches
B) 20–30 inches
C) 3–6 inches
D) 1–2 feet
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Machine ready
B) Medium rated
C) Moisture resistant
D) Metal rod
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) A36 mild steel
B) Stainless steel
C) Cast iron
D) Aluminum
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Green infrared
B) Electro violet and ultra red light
C) X‑ray emissions
D) Blue spectrum only
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Root, face, toe, leg, web
B) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
C) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
D) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
  • 39. AWS:
A) American Wire Service
B) American Welding Society
C) Arc Welding System
D) Advanced Weld Standards
  • 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) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Primary Joint Preparation
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Complete Joint Penetration
C) Cut Joint Position
D) Controlled Joint Process
  • 43. 1F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Flat Fillet
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 45. 3F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Vertical fillet
C) Overhead fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical fillet
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 49. 3G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 51. Weave:
A) Weld bead made with transverse movement
B) Cleaning motion
C) Slag brushing
D) Root buildup
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Hydrogen
B) Mercury
C) Sulphur
D) Oxygen
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