CWB 2 ALL MODULES EXAM 2025 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (PROFFESOR VERIFIED)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A Plasma is:
A) A gas made up of positive ions and free electrons
B) A liquid used to reduce adherence of spatter
C) The main component in an inverter power source
D) Always present in an electrical circuit -CORRECT ANSWER A) A gas made up of
positive ions and free electrons
To increase melting rate (burn-off rate) in the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
process, which polarity should be used?
A) DCEP
B) ACEP
C) DCEN
D) ACEP -CORRECT ANSWER C) DCEN
Which type of welding power source is used for the SMAW process?
A) Constant Current
B) Constant Voltage
C) Pulsed Current
D) Pulsed Voltage -CORRECT ANSWER A) Constant Current
The purpose of a drooping welding power source is to produce:
A) Constant voltage regardless of the current demand
B) Constant arc length regardless of current
C) Nearly constant current regardless of voltage fluctuations
B) Low open circuit voltage -CORRECT ANSWER C) Nearly constant current
regardless of voltage fluctuations
A self-regulating welding arc is produced by a:
,A) Constant current power source with a constant speed wire feed system
B) Constant voltage power source with a voltage sensing wire feed system
C) Constant current power source
D) Constant voltage power source with a constant speed wire feed system -CORRECT
ANSWER D) Constant voltage power source with a constant speed wire feed system
Short circuit current is determined by the:
A) Voltage in the circuit
B) Static characteristic of the power source
C) Position of welding
D) Skill of the welder -CORRECT ANSWER B) Static characteristic of the power source
A Transformer is a device that:
A) Transforms AC to DC
B) Works only to change a DC voltage
C) Changes the value of an AC voltage but does not change the frequency
D) Is made from a semiconductor -CORRECT ANSWER C) Changes the value of an
AC voltage but does not change the frequency
A Rectifier is a device that converts:
A) DC current to AC current
B) AC Current to a high value DC current
C) DC current to a high value DC current
D) AC current to DC current -CORRECT ANSWER D) AC current to DC current
Microprocessor controls are used in the more modern welding power sources to:
A) Provide more sophisticated levels of control for the welding system
B) Allow welding variables to be stored for use later
C) Provide feedback control
D) All of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
Inverter welding power sources provide increased control over the welding arc because
they:
A) Utilize feedback control
B) Can respond very quickly to correct any changed in the welding circuits
C) Can utilize advanced pulsed waveforms to allow out of position welding using spray
transfer
D) All of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
It would be correct to say:
, A) Expansion and contraction are proportional to the dimensions of the heated area
B) When a bar is heated under restraint, its stress relieves itself as it cools
C) Slow cooling of a heated area will provide the greatest amount of shrinkage
D) When metal is heated it expands, but it does not shrink back to its original size when
it cools -CORRECT ANSWER A) Expansion and contraction are proportional to the
dimensions of the heated area
To reduce the amount of angular distortion you should:
A) Increase the travel speed
B) Reduce the angle of preparation
C) Pre-heat the metal
D) All of the above
E) None of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
When a structural member has been bent sharply, it can be straightened by heating:
A) A vee shaped section of the web underneath the bent area of the flange
B) The inside corner of an angle, channel, i-beam, or T bar
C) A vee shaped area at the point of the greatest bend, with the top of the vee at the
point of greatest bend
D) All along the edge of the section
E) All along the edge opposite of the one which is bent -CORRECT ANSWER C) A vee
shaped area at the point of the greatest bend, with the top of the vee at the point of
greatest bend
Of the many mechanical means of controlling distortion, the following will have the least
residual stress:
A) Rigid clamping
B) Subassembly of the sections
C) Heavy strongbacks, welded on both sides of the joint
D) Similar weldments clamped back to back
E) Pre-set the plates to allow recovery of angular distortion -CORRECT ANSWER E)
Pre-set the plates to allow recovery of angular distortion
Decreasing the number of weld beads in a specific weld will:
A) Result in annealing the weld area
B) Give a finer grain structure
C) Reduce the transverse shrinkage
D) Increase the transverse shrinkage
E) Possibly crack the root pass -CORRECT ANSWER C) Reduce the transverse
shrinkage
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (PROFFESOR VERIFIED)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A Plasma is:
A) A gas made up of positive ions and free electrons
B) A liquid used to reduce adherence of spatter
C) The main component in an inverter power source
D) Always present in an electrical circuit -CORRECT ANSWER A) A gas made up of
positive ions and free electrons
To increase melting rate (burn-off rate) in the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
process, which polarity should be used?
A) DCEP
B) ACEP
C) DCEN
D) ACEP -CORRECT ANSWER C) DCEN
Which type of welding power source is used for the SMAW process?
A) Constant Current
B) Constant Voltage
C) Pulsed Current
D) Pulsed Voltage -CORRECT ANSWER A) Constant Current
The purpose of a drooping welding power source is to produce:
A) Constant voltage regardless of the current demand
B) Constant arc length regardless of current
C) Nearly constant current regardless of voltage fluctuations
B) Low open circuit voltage -CORRECT ANSWER C) Nearly constant current
regardless of voltage fluctuations
A self-regulating welding arc is produced by a:
,A) Constant current power source with a constant speed wire feed system
B) Constant voltage power source with a voltage sensing wire feed system
C) Constant current power source
D) Constant voltage power source with a constant speed wire feed system -CORRECT
ANSWER D) Constant voltage power source with a constant speed wire feed system
Short circuit current is determined by the:
A) Voltage in the circuit
B) Static characteristic of the power source
C) Position of welding
D) Skill of the welder -CORRECT ANSWER B) Static characteristic of the power source
A Transformer is a device that:
A) Transforms AC to DC
B) Works only to change a DC voltage
C) Changes the value of an AC voltage but does not change the frequency
D) Is made from a semiconductor -CORRECT ANSWER C) Changes the value of an
AC voltage but does not change the frequency
A Rectifier is a device that converts:
A) DC current to AC current
B) AC Current to a high value DC current
C) DC current to a high value DC current
D) AC current to DC current -CORRECT ANSWER D) AC current to DC current
Microprocessor controls are used in the more modern welding power sources to:
A) Provide more sophisticated levels of control for the welding system
B) Allow welding variables to be stored for use later
C) Provide feedback control
D) All of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
Inverter welding power sources provide increased control over the welding arc because
they:
A) Utilize feedback control
B) Can respond very quickly to correct any changed in the welding circuits
C) Can utilize advanced pulsed waveforms to allow out of position welding using spray
transfer
D) All of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
It would be correct to say:
, A) Expansion and contraction are proportional to the dimensions of the heated area
B) When a bar is heated under restraint, its stress relieves itself as it cools
C) Slow cooling of a heated area will provide the greatest amount of shrinkage
D) When metal is heated it expands, but it does not shrink back to its original size when
it cools -CORRECT ANSWER A) Expansion and contraction are proportional to the
dimensions of the heated area
To reduce the amount of angular distortion you should:
A) Increase the travel speed
B) Reduce the angle of preparation
C) Pre-heat the metal
D) All of the above
E) None of the above -CORRECT ANSWER D) All of the above
When a structural member has been bent sharply, it can be straightened by heating:
A) A vee shaped section of the web underneath the bent area of the flange
B) The inside corner of an angle, channel, i-beam, or T bar
C) A vee shaped area at the point of the greatest bend, with the top of the vee at the
point of greatest bend
D) All along the edge of the section
E) All along the edge opposite of the one which is bent -CORRECT ANSWER C) A vee
shaped area at the point of the greatest bend, with the top of the vee at the point of
greatest bend
Of the many mechanical means of controlling distortion, the following will have the least
residual stress:
A) Rigid clamping
B) Subassembly of the sections
C) Heavy strongbacks, welded on both sides of the joint
D) Similar weldments clamped back to back
E) Pre-set the plates to allow recovery of angular distortion -CORRECT ANSWER E)
Pre-set the plates to allow recovery of angular distortion
Decreasing the number of weld beads in a specific weld will:
A) Result in annealing the weld area
B) Give a finer grain structure
C) Reduce the transverse shrinkage
D) Increase the transverse shrinkage
E) Possibly crack the root pass -CORRECT ANSWER C) Reduce the transverse
shrinkage
