12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The shielding gas makes sparks
B) The metal to be welded
C) The flux coating
D) The weld bead
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Light from welding
B) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
C) A type of electrode
D) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) Length of the rod
B) Length of the weld
C) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
D) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
B) A surface crack
C) Extra filler metal
D) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A melted rod tip in the face of the weld
B) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
C) A depression 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 center of weld metal
B) Imaginary line through top of the bead
C) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
D) Imaginary line through weld toe
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Gas bubbles 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) Arc blow expelled that do not form part of the weld
  • 8. What is slag inclusion?
A) Steel trapped in slag
B) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
C) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
D) Undercut failure
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
B) filler metal
C) a welding defect
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 centerline crack
C) A cold shut
D) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
  • 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) Arc stability rating
B) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
C) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
D) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Flux coating
B) Metal base plate
C) Metal added to make a welded joint
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Rod penetration
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Distance bead width extends
D) Weld height
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Arc reach
B) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
C) Slag depth
D) Bead surface depth
  • 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) Solid Metal Arc Welding
B) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
C) Stick Metal Arc Work
D) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses shielding gas
B) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
C) Uses tungsten electrode
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Portable and inexpensive
B) Fully automated
C) No slag
D) High speed
  • 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) DC only
B) Neither
C) AC only
D) AC or DC
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) Straight polarity
C) No polarity
D) Reverse polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode is positive, ground negative
B) No polarity exists
C) Electrode negative
D) Ground floats
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
B) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
C) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
D) Use small rods and low heat
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Carbon rod
B) Consumable electrode covered with flux
C) MIG wire
D) TIG tungsten
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 120k psi
B) 18k psi
C) 70k psi
D) 40k 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) Diameter
B) Composition of rod
C) Arc length
D) Strength
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
B) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
C) Inert, reactive, passive, active
D) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
B) Dual Current Electrode Phase
C) Direct Current Electrode Positive
D) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) heat for penetration
B) Prevent Bending
C) sterilize
D) Reduce moisture
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 100°F
B) 250°F
C) 175°F
D) 500°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) 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) Aluminum
B) Stainless steel
C) Cast iron
D) A36 mild 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) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
B) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
C) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
D) Root, face, toe, leg, web
  • 39. AWS:
A) Arc Welding System
B) Advanced Weld Standards
C) American Welding Society
D) American Wire Service
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Metal melted completely
C) Slag-covered area
D) Joint line
  • 41. PJP:
A) Primary Joint Preparation
B) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Parallel Joint Pass
D) Pressure Joint Process
  • 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 groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Flat Fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 45. 3F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Flat fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 51. Weave:
A) Root buildup
B) Slag brushing
C) Cleaning motion
D) Weld bead made with transverse movement
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Hydrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Mercury
D) Sulphur
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