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12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
Contributed by: Sandifer
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The flux coating
B) The shielding gas makes sparks
C) The weld bead
D) The metal to be welded
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
B) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
C) Light from welding
D) A type of electrode
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) Length of the weld
B) Length of the rod
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 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 melted rod tip in the face of the weld
B) A depression in the face of the weld
C) A buildup of slag 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 weld toe
B) Imaginary line through top of the bead
C) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
D) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Falling flux expelled that do not form part of the weld
B) Arc blow expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Gas bubbles 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) Steel trapped in slag
C) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
D) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
  • 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 crack in the crater of a weld bead
B) A cold shut
C) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
D) A centerline crack
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to resist rust
B) Ability to remain cold.
C) Ability to deform without failure
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
B) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
C) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
D) Arc stability rating
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal added to make a welded joint
B) Flux coating
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Metal base plate
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Weld height
B) Distance bead width extends
C) Distance fusion extends into base metal
D) Rod penetration
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Bead surface depth
B) Arc reach
C) Slag depth
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Amount of slag produced
B) Length welded per hour
C) Heat generated
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) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Purely mechanical process
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) High speed
B) No slag
C) Portable and inexpensive
D) Fully automated
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Only works indoors
B) It’s slow
C) Requires gas bottles
D) Cannot weld steel
  • 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) Reverse polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Ground floats
B) No polarity exists
C) Electrode is positive, ground negative
D) Electrode negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
B) Use small rods and low heat
C) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
D) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) MIG wire
B) TIG tungsten
C) Carbon rod
D) Consumable electrode covered with flux
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 40k psi
B) 120k psi
C) 18k psi
D) 70k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Rod length
B) Coating type
C) Welding position
D) Positive polarity rod
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Arc length
B) Strength
C) Diameter
D) Composition of rod
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
B) Inert, reactive, passive, active
C) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
D) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
B) Dual Current Electrode Phase
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Direct Current Electrode Positive
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) heat for penetration
B) Reduce moisture
C) sterilize
D) Prevent Bending
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 500°F
B) 175°F
C) 100°F
D) 250°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Energy
B) Edge
C) Earth
D) Electrode
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 1–2 feet
B) 9–18 inches
C) 20–30 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) Stainless steel
B) Aluminum
C) Cast iron
D) A36 mild steel
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Blue spectrum only
B) X‑ray emissions
C) Green infrared
D) Electro violet and ultra red light
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
B) Root, face, toe, leg, web
C) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
D) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
  • 39. AWS:
A) Arc Welding System
B) American Welding Society
C) American Wire Service
D) Advanced Weld Standards
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Slag-covered area
C) Joint line
D) Metal melted completely
  • 41. PJP:
A) Parallel Joint Pass
B) Partial Joint Penetration
C) Primary Joint Preparation
D) Pressure Joint Process
  • 42. CJP:
A) Complete Joint Penetration
B) Cut Joint Position
C) Controlled Joint Process
D) Central Joint Plane
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Overhead fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal groove
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 49. 3G:
A) Overhead groove
B) Flat groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Cleaning motion
B) Weld bead made with transverse movement
C) Root buildup
D) Slag brushing
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Mercury
B) Hydrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Sulphur
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