PREP TEST Flashcards
- When the edges of two pieces of metal are heated until they flow together, the process is called:
a. Oxygen welding
b. Braze welding
c. Fusion welding
d. Fission welding
- When the edges of two pieces of metal are heated until they flow together, the process is called:
c. Fusion welding
- The metal rod or wire that forms part of an electric welding circuit is called a/an:
a. Electrode
b. Weldment
c. Filler rod
d. TIG stick
- The metal rod or wire that forms part of an electric welding circuit is called a/an:
a. Electrode
- Which of the following welding processes uses electrical power?
a. Shielded Metal Arc
b. Gas Metal Arc
c. Gas Tungsten Arc
d. All of the above
- Which of the following welding processes uses electrical power?
D. All of the above
a. Shielded Metal Arc
b. Gas Metal Arc
c. Gas Tungsten Arc
- In which arc welding process is a non-consumable electrode used?
a. GMAW
b. GTAW
c. SMAW
d. OAW
- In which arc welding process is a non-consumable electrode used?
b. GTAW
- Short, temporary weld beads made to hold or align the metals to be joined are known as:
a. Tack welds
b. Boxing fillets
c. Single pass groove welds
d. Stringer beads
- Short, temporary weld beads made to hold or align the metals to be joined are known as:
a. Tack welds
- Which of the following action(s} is/are involved in joint fit up?
a. Spacing
b. Alignment
c. Edge preparation
d. All of the above
- Which of the following action(s} is/are involved in joint fit up?
D. All of the above
a. Spacing
b. Alignment
c. Edge preparation
- The voltage value across the welding arc depends on:
a. Open-circuit current
b. Arc length
c. Circuit polarity
d. Drooper characteristics
- The voltage value across the welding arc depends on:
b. Arc length
- What is the primary purpose of the inert gas used in the GTAW welding process?
a. Cool the torch
b. Reduce electrode consumption
c. Eliminate arc blow
d. Shield the weld area from contamination
- What is the primary purpose of the inert gas used in the GTAW welding process?
d. Shield the weld area from contamination
- What is the purpose of the coated electrodes for SMAW welding?
a. Forms gas shield
b. Produces slag covering
c. Supplies filler metal
d. All of the above
- What is the purpose of the coated electrodes for SMAW welding?
D. All of the above
a. Forms gas shield
b. Produces slag covering
c. Supplies filler metal
- In which arc welding process is a continuous consumable wire electrode used?
a. GMAW
b. GTAW
C. SMAW
d. All of the above
- In which arc welding process is a continuous consumable wire electrode used?
a. GMAW
- When it is possible to reposition the work, welds are easiest and simplest to make in the:
a. Flat position
b. Vertical position
c. Downhand position
d. Overhead position
- When it is possible to reposition the work, welds are easiest and simplest to make in the:
a. Flat position
- Which of the following are out-of-position welds?
a. Flat and horizontal
b. Flat and vertical
c. Vertical and overhead
d. All of the above
- Which of the following are out-of-position welds?
c. Vertical and overhead
- What causes arc blow?
a. Magnetic fields
b. Arc too short
c. Dirty base metal
d. All of the above
- What causes arc blow?
a. Magnetic fields
- Spatter is caused by arc blow, current set too high, excessive arc length or:
a. Using the wrong polarity
b. Welding without a flux
c. Welding in wide gap joints
d. Improper joint grooving
- Spatter is caused by arc blow, current set too high, excessive arc length or:
a. Using the wrong polarity
- Which of the following oxyacetylene flames is recommended when gas welding mild steels?
a. Neutral to slightly carburizing
b. Carburizing
c. Slightly oxidizing
d. Oxidizing, two-to-one gas ratio
- Which of the following oxyacetylene flames is recommended when gas welding mild steels?
a. Neutral to slightly carburizing
- Which of the following characteristics must be considered when welding aluminum?
a. Low melting point
b. High thermal conductivity
c. Oxide coating
d. All of the above
- Which of the following characteristics must be considered when welding aluminum?
d. All of the above
- How many preheat flame inner cones will appear if the cutting tip has seven orifices?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 4
d. 3
- How many preheat flame inner cones will appear if the cutting tip has seven orifices?
a. 6
- In any oxygen cutting operation, one of the major safety hazards is the danger of:
a. Falling objects
b. Sparks and hot metal
c. Electrical shock
d. Burning flux flames
- In any oxygen cutting operation, one of the major safety hazards is the danger of:
b. Sparks and hot metal
- Which of the following metal cutting operations can be achieved with oxygen cutting equipment?
a. Square cuts
b. Bevel cuts
c. Piercing holes
d. All of the above
- Which of the following metal cutting operations can be achieved with oxygen cutting equipment?
D. All of the above
a. Square cuts
b. Bevel cuts
c. Piercing holes
- The primary purpose of a brazing flux is to:
a. Roughen joint surfaces
b. Wash away dirt and oil
c. Remove oxides
d. Provide chemical bonding
- The primary purpose of a brazing flux is to:
c. Remove oxides
- What is the correct name for the metal joining process commonly called silver soldering?
a. Brazing
b. Silver fusion welding
c. Stainless brazing
d. Hard soldering
- What is the correct name for the metal joining process commonly called silver soldering?
a. Brazing
- Which of the following represents a potential hazard while brazing?
a. Fumes
b. Fluxes
c. Bright light
d. All of the above
- Which of the following represents a potential hazard while brazing?
D. All of the above
a. Fumes
b. Fluxes
c. Bright light
- The process of hardening, tempering, and annealing ferrous metals is called:
a. Heat treating
b. Machining
c. Refining
d. Forging
- The process of hardening, tempering, and annealing ferrous metals is called:
a. Heat treating
- Steel is tempered for the purpose of:
a. Making it machinable
b. Aging the steel
c. Reducing brittleness and relieving internal stresses
d. Improving its corrosion resistance and increasing ferrite refinement
- Steel is tempered for the purpose of:
c. Reducing brittleness and relieving internal stresses










































