CWB LEVEL 1 WELDING
PROCESSES AND
EQUIPMENT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025-2026
MCAWdusesdad________dpushd(forehand)dtechniquedfordoptimaldbeaddshapedanddappearance.d(M
ultipledchoice)
Questiond1doptions:
A)d10°dtod20°
B)d20°dtod30°
C)d5°dtod15°
D)d15°dtod30°d-dCORRECTdANSWERSA)d10°dtod20°
IndMCAW,dthedburningdofdthedwiredis______________duedtodtheddeoxidizersdanddarcdstabilizersdad
deddtodthedflux.d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond2doptions:A)dfasterdanddhigherdinddepositiondrates.B)dunstabledanddundesirable.C)dhotter
danddunpredictable.D)dcleanerdanddmoredstable.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dcleanerdanddmoredstable.
MCAWdisdprimarilyduseddfordproductiondweldingdofdlow-carbondsteel.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSTrue
ThedfunctiondofdthedingredientsdindthedelectrodedcoatingdofdSMAWdelectrodesdisdto:d(Multipledchoi
ce)
,Questiond4doptions:A)dprovidedadgasdshield,dslagdcovering,darcdstabilization,danddadddadditionaldall
oyingdelements.B)dreactdwithdthedbasedmetaldtodassistdindthedwelddfusion.C)dremovedrust,dmilldscal
e,danddotherdcontaminantsdfromdthedsurfacedofdthedjoint.D)dcounteractdthedeffectsdofdarcdblow.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dprovidedadgasdshield,dslagdcovering,darcdstabilization,danddadddadditionaldall
oyingdelements.
WhichdofdthedfollowingddoesdthedwelderdmanipulatedwhendusingdthedSMAWdprocesses?d(Multipled
choice)
Questiond5doptions:A)dThedtemperaturedofdthedarc,dthedgasdmixture,danddthedsizedofdfluxdgranules.
B)dThedcurrentdsetting,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangle.C)dThedcurrent
dsetting,dthedtemperaturedofdthedarc,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangleD)dThedvoltagedsettin
g,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangle.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSB)dThedcurrentdsetting,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectroded
angle.
Howdmanydtimesdmaydlow-hydrogendSMAWdelectrodesdbedrebaked?d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond6doptions:A)dOnedtime.B)dTwodtimes.C)dThreedtimes.D)dFourdtimes.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dOnedtime.
ThedcomponentsdofdthedSMAWdsystemdare:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond7doptions:A)dCVdpowerdsupply,dweldingdgun,dgrounddcable,danddexternaldshieldingdgas.B)
dCVdpowerdsupply,dweldingdgun,danddgrounddcable.C)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,danddgrou
nddcable.D)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,dgrounddcable,danddexternaldshieldingdgas.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,danddgrounddcable.
Whatddodthedfirstdtwoddigitsdofdadshieldeddmetaldarcdweldingdelectrodedclassificationdindicate?d(M
ultipledchoice)
Questiond8doptions:A)dThedweldddepositdstrength.B)dTheddepositiondratedofdthedelectrode.C)dThedy
ielddstrengthdofdthedelectrode.D)dThedtypedofdelectrodedcoating.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dThedweldddepositdstrength.
, EachdelectrodedfordSMAWdmustdbedimprinteddwithditsdclassification.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSTrue
Thedsubmergeddarcdweldingdprocess:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond10doptions:A)dcandonlydbeduseddwithdadconstantdvoltagedpowerdsupply.B)dcandonlydbedus
eddwithdadconstantdcurrentdpowerdsupply.C)dcandonlydbeduseddwithdadconstantdcurrentdpowerdsupp
lydwithdhighdfrequency.D)dcandbeduseddwithdeitherdadconstantdvoltagedordadconstantdcurrentdpower
dsupply.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dcandbeduseddwithdeitherdadconstantdvoltagedordadconstantdcurrentdpowerds
upply.
ThedSAWdfluxesdthatdsignificantlydinfluencedthedcompositiondofdthedwelddmetaldthroughdslag/meta
ldreactionsdaredcalled:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond11doptions:A)dFused.B)dBonded.C)dActive.D)dNeutral.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dActive.
WhichdofdthedfollowingdwoulddavoiddresultingdindandincreasedinddepositiondratedwithdthedSAWdproc
ess?d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond12doptions:A)dAndincreaseddcontactdtip-to-
workddistance.B)dThedusedofdtandemdarc.C)dThedusedofdtwindwiredwithdsmallerddiameterdwires.D)dT
hedusedofdDCEP.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dThedusedofdDCEP.
ThedSAWdfluxesdare:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond13doptions:A)dclassifieddondtheirdown.dTheydhavedtheirdowndseparateddesignation.B)dnotd
classified.dOnlydthedwiredisdclassified.C)dclassifieddindconjunctiondwithdthedweldingdwiredformingdan
delectrode/fluxddesignation.D)dalldclassifieddwithdEM12Kdwire.dThedusedofdotherdwiresdwoulddrequi
redcompaniesdtodperformdtestingdtodverifyddesireddproperties.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dclassifieddindconjunctiondwithdthedweldingdwiredformingdandelectrode/fluxd
designation.
Flux-coreddwiredelectrodesdaredmoredexpensivedthandgasdmetaldarcdelectrodes.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERStrue
PROCESSES AND
EQUIPMENT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025-2026
MCAWdusesdad________dpushd(forehand)dtechniquedfordoptimaldbeaddshapedanddappearance.d(M
ultipledchoice)
Questiond1doptions:
A)d10°dtod20°
B)d20°dtod30°
C)d5°dtod15°
D)d15°dtod30°d-dCORRECTdANSWERSA)d10°dtod20°
IndMCAW,dthedburningdofdthedwiredis______________duedtodtheddeoxidizersdanddarcdstabilizersdad
deddtodthedflux.d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond2doptions:A)dfasterdanddhigherdinddepositiondrates.B)dunstabledanddundesirable.C)dhotter
danddunpredictable.D)dcleanerdanddmoredstable.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dcleanerdanddmoredstable.
MCAWdisdprimarilyduseddfordproductiondweldingdofdlow-carbondsteel.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSTrue
ThedfunctiondofdthedingredientsdindthedelectrodedcoatingdofdSMAWdelectrodesdisdto:d(Multipledchoi
ce)
,Questiond4doptions:A)dprovidedadgasdshield,dslagdcovering,darcdstabilization,danddadddadditionaldall
oyingdelements.B)dreactdwithdthedbasedmetaldtodassistdindthedwelddfusion.C)dremovedrust,dmilldscal
e,danddotherdcontaminantsdfromdthedsurfacedofdthedjoint.D)dcounteractdthedeffectsdofdarcdblow.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dprovidedadgasdshield,dslagdcovering,darcdstabilization,danddadddadditionaldall
oyingdelements.
WhichdofdthedfollowingddoesdthedwelderdmanipulatedwhendusingdthedSMAWdprocesses?d(Multipled
choice)
Questiond5doptions:A)dThedtemperaturedofdthedarc,dthedgasdmixture,danddthedsizedofdfluxdgranules.
B)dThedcurrentdsetting,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangle.C)dThedcurrent
dsetting,dthedtemperaturedofdthedarc,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangleD)dThedvoltagedsettin
g,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectrodedangle.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSB)dThedcurrentdsetting,dthedspeeddofdtravel,dthedarcdlength,danddthedelectroded
angle.
Howdmanydtimesdmaydlow-hydrogendSMAWdelectrodesdbedrebaked?d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond6doptions:A)dOnedtime.B)dTwodtimes.C)dThreedtimes.D)dFourdtimes.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dOnedtime.
ThedcomponentsdofdthedSMAWdsystemdare:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond7doptions:A)dCVdpowerdsupply,dweldingdgun,dgrounddcable,danddexternaldshieldingdgas.B)
dCVdpowerdsupply,dweldingdgun,danddgrounddcable.C)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,danddgrou
nddcable.D)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,dgrounddcable,danddexternaldshieldingdgas.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dCCdpowerdsupply,delectrodedholder,danddgrounddcable.
Whatddodthedfirstdtwoddigitsdofdadshieldeddmetaldarcdweldingdelectrodedclassificationdindicate?d(M
ultipledchoice)
Questiond8doptions:A)dThedweldddepositdstrength.B)dTheddepositiondratedofdthedelectrode.C)dThedy
ielddstrengthdofdthedelectrode.D)dThedtypedofdelectrodedcoating.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSA)dThedweldddepositdstrength.
, EachdelectrodedfordSMAWdmustdbedimprinteddwithditsdclassification.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSTrue
Thedsubmergeddarcdweldingdprocess:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond10doptions:A)dcandonlydbeduseddwithdadconstantdvoltagedpowerdsupply.B)dcandonlydbedus
eddwithdadconstantdcurrentdpowerdsupply.C)dcandonlydbeduseddwithdadconstantdcurrentdpowerdsupp
lydwithdhighdfrequency.D)dcandbeduseddwithdeitherdadconstantdvoltagedordadconstantdcurrentdpower
dsupply.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dcandbeduseddwithdeitherdadconstantdvoltagedordadconstantdcurrentdpowerds
upply.
ThedSAWdfluxesdthatdsignificantlydinfluencedthedcompositiondofdthedwelddmetaldthroughdslag/meta
ldreactionsdaredcalled:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond11doptions:A)dFused.B)dBonded.C)dActive.D)dNeutral.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dActive.
WhichdofdthedfollowingdwoulddavoiddresultingdindandincreasedinddepositiondratedwithdthedSAWdproc
ess?d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond12doptions:A)dAndincreaseddcontactdtip-to-
workddistance.B)dThedusedofdtandemdarc.C)dThedusedofdtwindwiredwithdsmallerddiameterdwires.D)dT
hedusedofdDCEP.d-dCORRECTdANSWERSD)dThedusedofdDCEP.
ThedSAWdfluxesdare:d(Multipledchoice)
Questiond13doptions:A)dclassifieddondtheirdown.dTheydhavedtheirdowndseparateddesignation.B)dnotd
classified.dOnlydthedwiredisdclassified.C)dclassifieddindconjunctiondwithdthedweldingdwiredformingdan
delectrode/fluxddesignation.D)dalldclassifieddwithdEM12Kdwire.dThedusedofdotherdwiresdwoulddrequi
redcompaniesdtodperformdtestingdtodverifyddesireddproperties.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSC)dclassifieddindconjunctiondwithdthedweldingdwiredformingdandelectrode/fluxd
designation.
Flux-coreddwiredelectrodesdaredmoredexpensivedthandgasdmetaldarcdelectrodes.d(True/False)d-
dCORRECTdANSWERStrue