12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The shielding gas makes sparks
B) The metal to be welded
C) The weld bead
D) The flux coating
  • 2. What is an arc?
A) Flow of electricity through a gaseous space or air gap
B) Light from welding
C) A joint type that lets light fly around everywhere
D) A type of electrode
  • 3. What is arc length?
A) The distance from the gap between plates and the clamp wire
B) Length of the rod
C) Length of the weld
D) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A surface crack
B) Extra filler metal
C) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
D) A groove melted into base metal left unfilled
  • 5. What is a crater?
A) A porosity pocket 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 melted rod tip in the face of the weld
  • 6. What is the axis of weld?
A) Imaginary line through top of the bead
B) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
C) Imaginary line through weld toe
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) Metal particles expelled that do not form part of the weld
C) Arc blow 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) Steel trapped in slag
B) Non-metallic material trapped in weld
C) Hot cracks trapped in the weld pool at the end
D) Undercut failure
  • 9. What is a joint?
A) filler metal
B) a welding defect
C) Location where two or more members are joined
D) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A cold shut
B) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
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 deform without failure
C) Ability to remain cold.
D) Ability to stay magnetized
  • 12. What is duty cycle?
A) Machine lifespan over a 10 min period
B) Electrode burn rate is working nonstop
C) Percentage of time welders operate at rated output
D) Arc stability rating
  • 13. What is filler metal?
A) Metal added to make a welded joint
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Flux coating
D) Metal base plate
  • 14. What is depth of fusion?
A) Distance bead width extends
B) Distance fusion extends into base metal
C) Rod penetration
D) Weld height
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Slag depth
B) Bead surface depth
C) Arc reach
D) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
B) Amount of slag produced
C) Heat generated
D) Length welded per hour
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Stick Metal Arc Work
B) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
C) Solid Metal Arc Welding
D) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • 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) Fully automated
B) High speed
C) No slag
D) Portable and inexpensive
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) It’s slow
B) Only works indoors
C) Cannot weld steel
D) Requires gas bottles
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) Neither
B) DC only
C) AC only
D) AC or DC
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) Straight polarity
C) No polarity
D) Reverse polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Ground floats
B) Electrode is positive, ground negative
C) No polarity exists
D) Electrode negative
  • 24. Two safety points:
A) Always weld outside use sitka gloves
B) Proper ventilation and protective clothing
C) Use small rods and low heat
D) Avoid using gloves never safety glasses
  • 25. SMAW electrode:
A) MIG wire
B) Carbon rod
C) TIG tungsten
D) Consumable electrode covered with flux
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 70k psi
B) 120k psi
C) 40k psi
D) 18k 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) Arc length
D) Strength
  • 29. Four rod groups:
A) Inert, reactive, passive, active
B) High carbon, low carbon, stainless, alloy
C) Soft rods, hard rods, hot rods, cold rods
D) Celluosic, Rutile, Basic/low Hydrogen, Iron Powder
  • 30. DCEP:
A) Dual Current Electrode Phase
B) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
C) Direct Current Elevated Pressure
D) Direct Current Electrode Positive
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) Prevent Bending
B) heat for penetration
C) sterilize
D) Reduce moisture
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 100°F
B) 175°F
C) 500°F
D) 250°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Earth
B) Energy
C) Electrode
D) Edge
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 20–30 inches
B) 1–2 feet
C) 3–6 inches
D) 9–18 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Medium rated
B) Machine ready
C) Moisture resistant
D) Metal rod
  • 36. Base metal we use:
A) Aluminum
B) Stainless steel
C) A36 mild steel
D) Cast iron
  • 37. Light produced in welding:
A) Electro violet and ultra red light
B) Blue spectrum only
C) Green infrared
D) X‑ray emissions
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
B) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
C) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
D) Root, face, toe, leg, web
  • 39. AWS:
A) American Welding Society
B) Advanced Weld Standards
C) Arc Welding System
D) American Wire Service
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal melted completely
B) Slag-covered area
C) Metal altered but not melted
D) Joint line
  • 41. PJP:
A) Partial Joint Penetration
B) Parallel Joint Pass
C) Primary Joint Preparation
D) Pressure Joint Process
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Cut Joint Position
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Controlled Joint Process
  • 43. 1F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Flat fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat Fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Horizontal groove
C) Overhead fillet
D) Flat fillet
  • 46. 4F:
A) Vertical fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Overhead fillet
  • 47. 1G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Flat groove
D) Flat fillet
  • 48. 2G:
A) Horizontal groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Overhead groove
D) Vertical groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Weld bead made with transverse movement
B) Cleaning motion
C) Slag brushing
D) Root buildup
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Oxygen
B) Sulphur
C) Hydrogen
D) Mercury
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