Welding Quiz

The melting, flowing together, and freezing of metals under controlled conditions is called:

• Arc length

• Arc welding

• Duty cycle

• Electricity

A bare metal rod usually coated with chemical compounds called flux is known as:

• Electrode

• Polarity

• Resistance

• Welder

The opposition to the flow of current in a circuit is termed:

• Arc length

• Polarity

• Resistance

• Welding

A process that uses electricity to heat and melt metal is:

• Arc welding

• Duty cycle

• Electrode

• Welding

The machine doing the welding is called:

• Electrode

• Welder

• Polarity

• Resistance

The flow of tiny particles called electrons through a conductor is known as:

• Arc length

• Electricity

• Duty cycle

• Welding

The direction in which the current is flowing is referred to as:

• Polarity

• Resistance

• Electrode

• Welder

The percentage of a 10-minute period that a welder can operate at a given current setting is another way to classify welders. This is called:

• Arc length

• Duty cycle

• Electrode

• Welding

The distance from the tip of the bare end of the electrode to the base metal is known as:

• Arc length

• Polarity

• Resistance

• Welder

The process of building up several layers of weld deposit by running overlapping passes is known as:

• Overlapping Welding

• Padding

• Welding