12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The weld bead
B) The metal to be welded
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The flux coating
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
B) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
C) A type of electrode
D) Light from welding
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
B) Length of the weld
C) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
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) Extra filler metal
D) A surface crack
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A porosity pocket 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 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) Falling flux expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Arc blow 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) Location where two or more members are joined
B) filler metal
C) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
D) a welding defect
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A cold shut
B) A centerline crack
C) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
D) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to resist rust
B) Ability to deform without failure
C) Ability to remain cold.
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
B) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
C) Arc stability rating
D) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Flux coating
B) Metal added to make a welded joint
C) Metal base plate
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 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) Arc reach
B) Slag depth
C) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
D) Bead surface depth
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Heat generated
B) Length welded per hour
C) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
D) Amount of slag produced
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
B) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
C) Solid Metal Arc Welding
D) Stick Metal Arc Work
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
C) Uses shielding gas
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Portable and inexpensive
B) High speed
C) No slag
D) Fully automated
  • 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) Neither
C) AC or DC
D) AC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Straight polarity
B) No polarity
C) Reverse polarity
D) Alternating ground
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode negative
B) Ground floats
C) No polarity exists
D) Electrode is positive, ground negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
B) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
C) Use small rods and low heat
D) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Consumable electrode covered with flux
B) TIG tungsten
C) Carbon rod
D) MIG wire
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 40k psi
B) 70k psi
C) 18k psi
D) 120k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Welding position
C) Rod length
D) Coating type
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Strength
B) Arc length
C) Diameter
D) Composition of rod
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
B) Inert, reactive, passive, active
C) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
D) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
B) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
C) Dual Current Electrode Phase
D) Direct Current Electrode Positive
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) sterilize
C) Prevent Bending
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 100°F
C) 175°F
D) 500°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Electrode
B) Edge
C) Earth
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 9–18 inches
B) 3–6 inches
C) 20–30 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) Aluminum
B) A36 mild steel
C) Cast iron
D) Stainless 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) Root, face, toe, leg, web
B) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
C) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
D) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
  • 39. AWS:
A) American Wire Service
B) Arc Welding System
C) Advanced Weld Standards
D) American Welding Society
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Joint line
B) Metal melted completely
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) Controlled Joint Process
B) Central Joint Plane
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Cut Joint Position
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 46. 4F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 50. 4G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat 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) Hydrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Sulphur
D) Mercury
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