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SMAW Basics

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Alternating Current

b)

Ohms

c)

Polarity

d)

Voltage

2.

For proper eye protection when arc welding, What is the minimum shade number of the filter lens?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

3.

SMAW is also known as....

a)

Manual welding

b)

Gas welding

c)

Arc Welding

d)

Stick Welding

4.

When the electrical current that flows in one direction.

a)

Direct Current

b)

Alternating Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Polarity

5.

Where electrons flow in both positive and negative values.

a)

Direct Current

b)

Alternating Current

c)

Current

d)

Voltage

6.

DCEP is the abbreviation for:

a)

Direct Current Electron Positive

b)

Direct Current Electron Negative

c)

Direct Current Electrode Positive

d)

Direct Current Electrode Negative

7.

DCEN is the abbreviation for:

a)

Direct Current Electrode Negative

b)

Direct Current Electron Negative

c)

Direct Current Electron Neutral

d)

Direct Current Electrode Neutral

8.

Electrodes are metal that are covered in...

a)

Fibers

b)

Arcs

c)

Flux

d)

Gas

9.

Small voids in weld bead caused by lack of shielding gas.

a)

Lack of Fusion

b)

Undercut

c)

Porosity

10.

What does SMAW stand for?

a)

Shielded Arc material

b)

small minimal animal waste

c)

shielded metal arc welding

d)

none

11.

What does the 70 designate in a 7018 electrode?

a)

weld position

b)

polarity

c)

flux type

d)

tensile strength

12.
Arc welding produces harmful _____________.  
a)
Noise
b)
Light rays
c)
heat
d)
gas
13.

What is the tensile strength of 7018?

a)

7,000 lbs

b)

70,000 lbs

c)

70,000 tons

d)

7,000 tons

14.

How should 7018 electrodes be stored?

a)

inside

b)

in a rod oven

c)

at room temperature

d)

under water

15.

How should all electrodes be stored?

a)

Out

b)

Damp

c)

Dry

d)

Inside

16.

a fusion welding method where a heat source is created through an electric arc between a consumable electrode and the workpiece.

a)

Welding

b)

Fabricating

c)

Assembling

d)

Brazing

17.

Which welding process does not require external shielding gas, which makes it more portable than other welding processes.

a)

SMAW

b)

GTAW

c)

FCAW

d)

GMAW

18.

What do you need to turn on before you enter the welding booth?

a)

The exhaust fan

b)

The Circuit Breaker to power the transformer

c)

The welding machine

d)

The warning light

19.

The welding area should be kept free of (a)   .

Choose from the below words
grease, fuels and solvents
ultraviolet rays
infrared rays
electrodes
20.
When arc welding do NOT use cables that are _________.
a)
welded
b)
soldered
c)
cracked, cut or frayed
d)
spliced
21.

The electrode holder is...

a)

a handle-like tool that is used to pick up metal.

b)

a handle-like tool that holds the electrode during welding.

c)

a clamp that holds the metal.

d)

a clamp that holds the electrode during welding.

22.

What is polarity?

a)

The direction in which electricity is flowing.

b)

The movement of electricity in the sky.

c)

A positive or negative charge.

d)

A polar bear.

23.

Any materials through which electricity flows easily are:

a)

Resistance

b)

Conductors

c)

Rectifiers

d)

Generators

24.

The amount of tension or pull a weld can withstand (thousands of psi).

a)

MIG welding

b)

Tensile strength

c)

Electrode holder

d)

Chipping hammer

25.

What type of hammer with sharp edges is used to clean welds.

a)

Ball Peen Hammer

b)

Framing Hammer

c)

Ground clamp

d)

Chipping hammer

26.

A spring-loaded clamp attached to an electrical cable that carries current to the welding table or project.

a)

Electrode holder

b)

Arc welder

c)

Ground clamp

d)

Chipping hammer

27.

What safety glasses are the ones that should be used in the shop?

a)

Z78

b)

Z87

c)

Z54

d)

Zmatic

28.

Why is Arc welding still so popular?

a)

fun

b)

cheap

c)

most economical

d)

most versatile

29.

What is flux?

a)

coating that protects the grinder

b)

used to clean a weld

c)

electrical current

d)

layer around electrode that protects the weld

30.

How should hot metal be handled ?

a)
gloves
b)
aprons
c)
tongs or pliers
d)
rag
31.

When starting to arc weld, the operator should? (List steps in order.)

a)
turn on the exhaust fan 
b)
clean area of scraps and tools
c)
shield others from arc rays
d)
all of these