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) 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) A surface crack
B) Extra filler metal
C) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
D) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
B) A porosity pocket in the face of the weld
C) A depression 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 HAZ boundary
B) Imaginary line through top of the bead
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
D) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Gas bubbles 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) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
B) Undercut failure
C) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
D) Steel trapped in slag
  • 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 centerline crack
C) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
D) A cold shut
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to remain cold.
B) Ability to resist rust
C) Ability to deform without failure
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
B) Arc stability rating
C) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
D) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Flux coating
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Metal base plate
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) Bead surface depth
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Arc reach
D) Slag depth
  • 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) Stick Metal Arc Work
B) Solid Metal Arc Welding
C) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 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) Portable and inexpensive
B) No slag
C) High speed
D) Fully automated
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Only works indoors
B) Requires gas bottles
C) It’s slow
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) Alternating ground
B) Straight polarity
C) Reverse polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode is positive, ground negative
B) No polarity exists
C) Ground floats
D) Electrode negative
  • 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) MIG wire
B) Consumable electrode covered with flux
C) TIG tungsten
D) Carbon rod
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 18k psi
B) 120k psi
C) 40k psi
D) 70k 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) Strength
C) Arc length
D) Diameter
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Inert, reactive, passive, active
B) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
C) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
D) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Dual Current Electrode Phase
B) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Direct Current Electrode Positive
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) Prevent Bending
C) sterilize
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 175°F
B) 500°F
C) 100°F
D) 250°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Earth
B) Edge
C) Electrode
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 20–30 inches
B) 1–2 feet
C) 3–6 inches
D) 9–18 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Machine ready
B) Moisture resistant
C) Metal rod
D) Medium rated
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Aluminum
B) Cast iron
C) Stainless steel
D) A36 mild steel
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Electro violet and ultra red light
B) Blue spectrum only
C) X‑ray emissions
D) Green infrared
  • 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) Advanced Weld Standards
C) American Welding Society
D) Arc Welding System
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal melted completely
B) Joint line
C) Metal altered but not melted
D) Slag-covered area
  • 41. PJP:
A) Parallel Joint Pass
B) Pressure Joint Process
C) Partial Joint Penetration
D) Primary Joint Preparation
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Cut Joint Position
C) Controlled Joint Process
D) Complete Joint Penetration
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Flat fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Overhead fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Flat groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Weld bead made with transverse movement
B) Root buildup
C) Cleaning motion
D) Slag brushing
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Hydrogen
B) Sulphur
C) Oxygen
D) Mercury
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