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