12-11-25 Welding Midterm Review 2025
  • 1. What is the base metal?
A) The flux coating
B) The metal to be welded
C) The shielding gas makes sparks
D) The weld bead
  • 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) 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) Length of the rod
D) The distance from the electrode to the weld pool
  • 4. What is undercut?
A) A grove melted into the base metal that is a misaligned joint
B) A surface crack
C) Extra filler metal
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 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 top of the bead
B) Imaginary line through weld toe
C) Imaginary line through center of weld metal
D) Imaginary line through HAZ boundary
  • 7. What is spatter?
A) Gas bubbles 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) Metal particles 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) filler metal
B) The end of the metal piece that is welded first.
C) a welding defect
D) Location where two or more members are joined
  • 10. What is a crater crack?
A) A centerline crack
B) A cold shut
C) A crack in the crater of a weld bead
D) A stress fracture formed cause metal was too clean
  • 11. What is ductility
A) Ability to remain cold.
B) Ability to stay magnetized
C) Ability to resist rust
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 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 fusion extends into base metal
C) Rod penetration
D) Distance bead width extends
  • 15. What is penetration?
A) Extent weld metal combines with base metal
B) Arc reach
C) Slag depth
D) Bead surface depth
  • 16. What is deposition rate?
A) Length welded per hour
B) Amount of slag produced
C) Heat generated
D) Weight of metal deposited per unit time
  • 17. What does SMAW stand for?
A) Stick Metal Arc Work
B) Shielded Mechanical Arc Welding
C) Shielded Metal Arc Welding
D) Solid Metal Arc Welding
  • 18. What is SMAW?
A) Uses tungsten electrode
B) Purely mechanical process
C) Uses heat of an arc between covered electrode and the work
D) Uses shielding gas
  • 19. Advantage of SMAW?
A) Fully automated
B) High speed
C) No slag
D) Portable and inexpensive
  • 20. Disadvantage of SMAW?
A) Requires gas bottles
B) Only works indoors
C) It’s slow
D) Cannot weld steel
  • 21. 7018 can use:
A) Neither
B) AC or DC
C) AC only
D) DC only
  • 22. What polarity do we weld with?
A) Alternating ground
B) Reverse polarity
C) Straight polarity
D) No polarity
  • 23. Reverse polarity:
A) Ground floats
B) Electrode is positive, ground negative
C) Electrode negative
D) No polarity exists
  • 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) MIG wire
C) Carbon rod
D) TIG tungsten
  • 26. Strength of 7018 rod:
A) 120k psi
B) 40k psi
C) 18k psi
D) 70k psi
  • 27. Meaning of 3rd digit in 7018:
A) Positive polarity rod
B) Coating type
C) Rod length
D) Welding position
  • 28. Meaning of 4th digit in 7018:
A) Composition of rod
B) Diameter
C) Arc length
D) Strength
  • 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 Current Elevated Pressure
B) Direct Coil Energy Pulse
C) Direct Current Electrode Positive
D) Dual Current Electrode Phase
  • 31. Why put rods in oven?
A) sterilize
B) heat for penetration
C) Prevent Bending
D) Reduce moisture
  • 32. Minimum oven temperature?
A) 250°F
B) 100°F
C) 500°F
D) 175°F
  • 33. E stands for:
A) Energy
B) Edge
C) Electrode
D) Earth
  • 34. Rod lengths:
A) 1–2 feet
B) 9–18 inches
C) 20–30 inches
D) 3–6 inches
  • 35. MR or R:
A) Medium rated
B) Metal rod
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) Green infrared
B) Blue spectrum only
C) X‑ray emissions
D) Electro violet and ultra red light
  • 38. Five joint types:
A) Root, face, toe, leg, web
B) Lap, butt, edge, corner, T-joint
C) Arc, gas, flux, rod, plate
D) Curve, twist, bend, fold, lock
  • 39. AWS:
A) Arc Welding System
B) Advanced Weld Standards
C) American Welding Society
D) American Wire Service
  • 40. Heat affected zone:
A) Metal altered but not melted
B) Joint line
C) Slag-covered area
D) Metal melted completely
  • 41. PJP:
A) Parallel Joint Pass
B) Primary Joint Preparation
C) Pressure Joint Process
D) Partial Joint Penetration
  • 42. CJP:
A) Central Joint Plane
B) Controlled Joint Process
C) Complete Joint Penetration
D) Cut Joint Position
  • 43. 1F:
A) Flat fillet
B) Flat groove
C) Overhead fillet
D) Vertical fillet
  • 44. 2F
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Horizontal groove
D) Flat Fillet
  • 45. 3F
A) Vertical fillet
B) Overhead fillet
C) Flat fillet
D) Horizontal groove
  • 46. 4F:
A) Overhead fillet
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Vertical fillet
D) Flat groove
  • 47. 1G:
A) Flat groove
B) Flat fillet
C) Vertical groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 48. 2G:
A) Vertical groove
B) Horizontal fillet
C) Flat groove
D) Horizontal groove
  • 49. 3G:
A) Flat groove
B) Overhead groove
C) Horizontal fillet
D) Vertical groove
  • 50. 4G:
A) Horizontal fillet
B) Vertical groove
C) Flat groove
D) Overhead groove
  • 51. Weave:
A) Root buildup
B) Weld bead made with transverse movement
C) Cleaning motion
D) Slag brushing
  • 52. No large amount of ______ should be in the weld
A) Oxygen
B) Mercury
C) Hydrogen
D) Sulphur
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