12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The metal to be welded
B) The weld bead
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The flux coating
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) A type of electrode
B) Light from welding
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 electrode to the weld pool
B) Length of the weld
C) Length of the rod
D) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
B) A surface crack
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) Extra filler metal
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A buildup of slag in the face of the weld
B) A porosity pocket 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 weld toe
B) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
C) Imaginary line through top of the bead
D) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
  • 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) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
D) Falling flux expelled that do not form part of the weld
  • 8. What is slag inclusion?
A) Undercut failure
B) Steel trapped in slag
C) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
D) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) filler metal
B) a welding defect
C) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
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 stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
D) A cold shut
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to remain cold.
B) Ability to resist rust
C) Ability to stay magnetized
D) Ability to deform without failure
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
B) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
C) Arc stability rating
D) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal base plate
B) Metal added to make a welded joint
C) Flux coating
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Weld height
B) Distance bead width extends
C) Rod penetration
D) Distance fusion extends into base metal
  • 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) Amount of slag produced
B) Length welded per hour
C) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
D) Heat generated
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Solid Metal Arc Welding
B) Stick Metal Arc Work
C) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Purely mechanical process
C) Uses shielding gas
D) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) High speed
B) Portable and inexpensive
C) Fully automated
D) No slag
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Cannot weld steel
B) Only works indoors
C) Requires gas bottles
D) It’s slow
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) AC or DC
B) AC only
C) Neither
D) DC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) No polarity
C) Reverse polarity
D) Straight 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) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
C) Use small rods and low heat
D) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) Carbon rod
B) Consumable electrode covered with flux
C) TIG tungsten
D) MIG wire
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 70k psi
B) 40k psi
C) 120k psi
D) 18k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Coating type
B) Welding position
C) Positive polarity rod
D) Rod length
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Composition of rod
B) Diameter
C) Strength
D) Arc length
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
D) Inert, reactive, passive, active
  • 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) Reduce moisture
B) sterilize
C) Prevent Bending
D) heat for penetration
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 500°F
B) 100°F
C) 250°F
D) 175°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Earth
B) Edge
C) Electrode
D) Energy
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 1–2 feet
B) 3–6 inches
C) 9–18 inches
D) 20–30 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Moisture resistant
B) Metal rod
C) Machine ready
D) Medium rated
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Cast iron
B) A36 mild steel
C) Stainless steel
D) Aluminum
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) X‑ray emissions
B) Electro violet and ultra red light
C) Green infrared
D) Blue spectrum only
  • 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) American Welding Society
B) American Wire Service
C) Arc Welding System
D) Advanced Weld Standards
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal melted completely
B) Metal altered but not melted
C) Slag-covered area
D) Joint line
  • 41. PJP:
A) Pressure Joint Process
B) Primary Joint Preparation
C) Partial Joint Penetration
D) Parallel Joint Pass
  • 42. CJP:
A) Cut Joint Position
B) Central Joint Plane
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Controlled Joint Process
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Horizontal groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Flat fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Vertical fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical fillet
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Flat groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Vertical groove
C) Overhead groove
D) Horizontal fillet
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Slag brushing
B) Cleaning motion
C) Weld bead made with transverse movement
D) Root buildup
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Mercury
B) Sulphur
C) Hydrogen
D) Oxygen
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