Welding - GMAW (Gas Metal Arc
Welding) Practice Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the primary problem of having excessive stickout? - ANSWER✔✔-*Increased
wire speed* is the primary problem of having excessive stickout
What will happen when your voltage is set excessively low and your wire is set
excessively high? - ANSWER✔✔-Spatter
When wire feed is increased current will *increase/decrease*? - ANSWER✔✔-When
wire feed is increased current will *increase*
What will happen to a butt weld if the opening is too wide and the travel speed is to
slow? - ANSWER✔✔-Too much build up of material
The power source for GMAW welding is constant *current/voltage*? - ANSWER✔✔-
The power source for GMAW welding is constant *voltage*
GMAW is applied *automatically/semi automatically*? - ANSWER✔✔-GMAW is
applied *semi automatically*
Wire feed controls *amperage/voltage*? - ANSWER✔✔-Wire feed controls *amperage*
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, *True or False:* A concave root surface is caused by the wire being too far back in the
puddle. - ANSWER✔✔-*True:* A concave root surface is caused by the wire being too
far back in the puddle.
How many beads should a horizontal square groove butt joint should have? -
ANSWER✔✔-A horizontal square groove butt joint should have *1 bead*
The shielding gas we use for GMAW is _____% _________________ gas and ____%
____________ gas. - ANSWER✔✔-The shielding gas we use for GMAW is *75% argon*
gas and *25% carbon dioxide* gas.
*True or False:* To correct for excessive convexity you should reduce current and
increase voltage. - ANSWER✔✔-*True:* To correct for excessive convexity you should
reduce current and increase voltage.
If the weld bead is flat and wide the welder should *increase/decrease* voltage? -
ANSWER✔✔-If the weld bead is flat and wide the welder should *decrease* voltage
The Electrode should be placed at what point in the puddle, *Front/Back/side*? -
ANSWER✔✔-The Electrode should be placed at *front* point in the puddle
*True or False:* Unequal legs on a weld are caused by an incorrect work angle. -
ANSWER✔✔-*True:* Unequal legs on a weld are caused by an incorrect work angle.
Current *increases/decreases* when the electrode stickout is increased? - ANSWER✔✔-
Current *decreases* when the electrode stickout is increased
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Welding) Practice Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the primary problem of having excessive stickout? - ANSWER✔✔-*Increased
wire speed* is the primary problem of having excessive stickout
What will happen when your voltage is set excessively low and your wire is set
excessively high? - ANSWER✔✔-Spatter
When wire feed is increased current will *increase/decrease*? - ANSWER✔✔-When
wire feed is increased current will *increase*
What will happen to a butt weld if the opening is too wide and the travel speed is to
slow? - ANSWER✔✔-Too much build up of material
The power source for GMAW welding is constant *current/voltage*? - ANSWER✔✔-
The power source for GMAW welding is constant *voltage*
GMAW is applied *automatically/semi automatically*? - ANSWER✔✔-GMAW is
applied *semi automatically*
Wire feed controls *amperage/voltage*? - ANSWER✔✔-Wire feed controls *amperage*
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, *True or False:* A concave root surface is caused by the wire being too far back in the
puddle. - ANSWER✔✔-*True:* A concave root surface is caused by the wire being too
far back in the puddle.
How many beads should a horizontal square groove butt joint should have? -
ANSWER✔✔-A horizontal square groove butt joint should have *1 bead*
The shielding gas we use for GMAW is _____% _________________ gas and ____%
____________ gas. - ANSWER✔✔-The shielding gas we use for GMAW is *75% argon*
gas and *25% carbon dioxide* gas.
*True or False:* To correct for excessive convexity you should reduce current and
increase voltage. - ANSWER✔✔-*True:* To correct for excessive convexity you should
reduce current and increase voltage.
If the weld bead is flat and wide the welder should *increase/decrease* voltage? -
ANSWER✔✔-If the weld bead is flat and wide the welder should *decrease* voltage
The Electrode should be placed at what point in the puddle, *Front/Back/side*? -
ANSWER✔✔-The Electrode should be placed at *front* point in the puddle
*True or False:* Unequal legs on a weld are caused by an incorrect work angle. -
ANSWER✔✔-*True:* Unequal legs on a weld are caused by an incorrect work angle.
Current *increases/decreases* when the electrode stickout is increased? - ANSWER✔✔-
Current *decreases* when the electrode stickout is increased
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