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