Ignite Your Skills with Welding 101 Practice Test 2026 – Spark Your Way to Certification!

The key idea is edge geometry produced by plasma arc cutting. Plasma cutting can create two main edge styles: a straight cut, where the cut edge is flat and perpendicular to the surface, and a bevel cut, where the torch is angled to produce an edge that tapers away from the face. This bevel is particularly useful for welding prep, allowing a proper weld access and fit-up.

The other options describe the overall shape or contour of the cutout (like circular, square, rectangular, triangular, curved, or flat), not the way the edge itself is cut. Plasma cutting can produce those shapes, but they aren’t the standard classifications of PAC cutting edge types.

So the best answer is straight and beveled.