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) Light from welding
B) A type of electrode
C) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
D) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
B) Length of the rod
C) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
D) Length of the weld
  • 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 depression in the face of the weld
B) A porosity pocket in the face of the weld
C) A buildup of slag 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 weld toe
B) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
C) Imaginary line through top of the bead
D) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Gas bubbles 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) Metal particles 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) Location where two or more members are joined
C) a welding defect
D) filler metal
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
B) A cold shut
C) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
D) A centerline crack
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to stay magnetized
B) Ability to remain cold.
C) Ability to resist rust
D) Ability to deform without failure
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Arc stability rating
B) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
C) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
D) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal base plate
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Flux coating
D) Metal added to make a welded joint
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Rod penetration
B) Distance bead width extends
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Weld height
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Slag depth
B) Arc reach
C) Bead surface depth
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Heat generated
B) Amount of slag produced
C) Length welded per hour
D) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Solid Metal Arc Welding
B) Stick Metal Arc Work
C) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
D) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Purely mechanical process
C) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Uses shielding gas
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Fully automated
B) No slag
C) High speed
D) Portable and inexpensive
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Only works indoors
B) Cannot weld steel
C) Requires gas bottles
D) It’s slow
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) DC only
B) AC only
C) Neither
D) AC or DC
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Reverse polarity
B) No polarity
C) Straight polarity
D) Alternating ground
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode is positive, ground negative
B) Ground floats
C) Electrode negative
D) No polarity exists
  • 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) MIG wire
B) TIG tungsten
C) Consumable electrode covered with flux
D) Carbon rod
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 120k psi
B) 70k psi
C) 40k psi
D) 18k 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) Diameter
C) Arc length
D) Strength
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
B) Inert, reactive, passive, active
C) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
D) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Current Electrode Positive
B) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) sterilize
B) heat for penetration
C) Reduce moisture
D) Prevent Bending
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 500°F
C) 100°F
D) 175°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Earth
B) Energy
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) Metal rod
B) Medium rated
C) Moisture resistant
D) Machine ready
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Cast iron
B) A36 mild steel
C) Stainless steel
D) Aluminum
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Green infrared
B) Electro violet and ultra red light
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) Root, face, toe, leg, web
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) Metal melted completely
B) Joint line
C) Slag-covered area
D) Metal altered but not melted
  • 41. PJP:
A) Primary Joint Preparation
B) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Pressure Joint Process
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Complete Joint Penetration
B) Central Joint Plane
C) Cut Joint Position
D) Controlled Joint Process
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 46. 4F:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Cleaning motion
B) Root buildup
C) Weld bead made with transverse movement
D) Slag brushing
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Mercury
D) Sulphur
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