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