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) 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 groove melted into base metal left unfilled
B) Extra filler metal
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
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 center of weld metal
B) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
D) Imaginary line through top of the bead
  • 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) 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) filler metal
B) Location where two or more members are joined
C) a welding defect
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
B) A centerline crack
C) A cold shut
D) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
  • 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) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
C) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
D) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal base plate
B) Metal added to make a welded joint
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Flux coating
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Distance bead width extends
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Weld height
D) Rod penetration
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Bead surface depth
B) Slag depth
C) Arc reach
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Heat generated
B) Length welded per hour
C) Amount of slag produced
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 shielding gas
B) Uses tungsten electrode
C) Purely mechanical process
D) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Portable and inexpensive
B) High speed
C) Fully automated
D) No slag
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Cannot weld steel
B) Only works indoors
C) It’s slow
D) Requires gas bottles
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) AC only
B) AC or DC
C) DC only
D) Neither
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Reverse polarity
B) Alternating ground
C) Straight polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Electrode negative
B) Ground floats
C) No polarity exists
D) Electrode is positive, ground negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
B) Use small rods and low heat
C) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
D) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Consumable electrode covered with flux
B) Carbon rod
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) Welding position
B) Rod length
C) Coating type
D) Positive polarity rod
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Composition of rod
B) Diameter
C) Strength
D) Arc length
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
B) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
C) Inert, reactive, passive, active
D) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
B) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
C) Direct Current Electrode Positive
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Reduce moisture
B) sterilize
C) Prevent Bending
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 175°F
B) 100°F
C) 500°F
D) 250°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Electrode
B) Edge
C) Earth
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 20–30 inches
B) 3–6 inches
C) 1–2 feet
D) 9–18 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Metal rod
B) Machine ready
C) Moisture resistant
D) Medium rated
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Cast iron
B) Stainless steel
C) A36 mild steel
D) Aluminum
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) X‑ray emissions
B) Blue spectrum only
C) Green infrared
D) Electro violet and ultra red light
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
B) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
C) Root, face, toe, leg, web
D) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
  • 39. AWS:
A) Arc Welding System
B) American Wire Service
C) Advanced Weld Standards
D) American Welding Society
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal melted completely
B) Metal altered but not melted
C) Joint line
D) Slag-covered area
  • 41. PJP:
A) Pressure Joint Process
B) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Primary Joint Preparation
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) Overhead fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Flat fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 46. 4F:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Overhead fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 50. 4G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 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) Oxygen
B) Mercury
C) Sulphur
D) Hydrogen
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