SMAW welding 101

Which is "a process that uses electricity to heat and melt metal"?

• Arc welding

• Welding in the shop

• Metal fabrication

• Ag Welding

What is this?

• Welder

• Weldor

What is "fusion produced by heating with an arc between a consumable stick electrode and the workpiece"?

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Ag Welding

• Metal Fabrication

• Construction

What is "a measure of electrical current flowing through a circuit and an indication of the heat being produced"?

• Polarity

• Resistance

• Amperage

• Ohms

Which one means that "electrical current alternates or reverses the direction of electron flow"?

• Alternating Current (AC)

• Direct Current (DC

What is "the direction in which the current is flowing"?

• Alternating Current

• Ohms

• Polarity

• Voltage

What does "PPE" stand for?

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Power Protection Equipment

What does SMAW stand for? You got this!

• Gas Metal Arc Welding

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Oxy Fuel Cutting and Welding

• Flux Cored Arc Welding

What is the electrical current that flows in one direction.

• Direct Current

• Alternating Current

• Resistance

• Polarity

The path taken by the electrical current flowing from one terminal to the machine through a conductor to the other terminal.

• Current

• Amperage

• Electrical Circuit

• Voltage