SMAW ESO Review

_____ is a welding process that uses a flux-covered metal electrode to carry an electrical current

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Stick Metal Arc Welding

• Flux Cored Arc Welding

• Shovel Metal Arc Welding

SMAW is a widely used welding process because of its _____.

• low cost

• flexibility

• portability

• versatility

• all of these

Metal as thin as 16 gauge, approximately _____ inches (2 mm) thick up to several feet thick, can be SMA welded.

• 1/16

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

An electric _____ is the flow of electrons

• current

• cable

• diode

• route

Electrons flow through a conductor from _____ to _____.

• negative, positive

• positive, negative

Resistance to the flow of _____ produces heat.

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

Voltage, or Volts (V), is the measurement of electrical _____.

• pressure

• power

• energy

• flow

_____ controls the maximum gap the electrons can jump to form the arc

• Voltage

• Amperage

• Wattage

Welding voltage is associated with the welding arc’s _____.

• temperature

• heat

• power

• energy

_____, is the measurement of the total number of electrons flowing

• Amperage

• Voltage

• Wattage