WELDING SYMBOL INTERPRETATION.
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The primary element of any welding symbol is referred to as the______. - ANS Reference
Line
2. Information appearing below the reference line refers to the_____. - ANS Arrow Side
3. The term ______ refers to the center-to-center spacing of an intermittent fillet weld. -
ANS Pitch
4. Which of the following is NOT considered a type of weld joint? - ANS Fillet
5. The weld joint formed when two parallel members overlap each other is called a _______
joint. - ANS Lap
6. In a single V-groove, the sloped surfaces on which the weld metal is applied are called -
ANS Groove Faces
7. A weld applied to the other side of a joint before the groove weld is started is called a
______. - ANS Backing Weld
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, 8. The finished surface (cover pass) of a weld is referred to as the______. - ANS Weld Face
9. In a completed weld, the junction between the surface of a weld and the base metal is called
the _______. - ANS Toe
10. The height of the weld above the base metal in a groove weld is called the _____. -
ANS Weld Reinforcement
11. Information appearing above the reference line refers to the _____. - ANS other side
12. The graphic representation of a weld to be preformed is called a _____. - ANS Weld
Symbol
13. A right-angle triangle attached to either side of the reference line indicates a _______. -
ANS Fillet Weld
14. Information that appears to the left of the weld symbol refers to the _____. - ANS Weld
Size
15. The field weld symbol is a supplementary symbol indicated by a ______. - ANS Triangular
Flag
16. Plug and slot welds are commonly used on a(n) _____ joint. - ANS Lap
17. In order to preform a 2G weld, the plate(s) would be positioned vertical and the weld would
be made in the _______ position. - ANS Horizontal
18. The weld-all-around symbol is indicated by a _______ at the junction of the reference line
and arrow. - ANS Circle
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