Heat and mass transfer MCQs Food science December 27, 2025August 5, 2024 by u930973931_answers 67 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/67 Subscribe 1. . Which type of heat transfer occurs through direct contact between molecules? (A) Radiation (B) Convection (C) Evaporation (D) Conduction 2. . Primary mode of heat transfer in boiling: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Sublimation 3. . Process involving heat transfer through electromagnetic waves: (A) Radiation (B) Convection (C) Conduction (D) Condensation 4. . Heat transfer type where no medium is required: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Condensation (D) Radiation 5. . Law governing the rate of heat conduction: (A) Fourier’s Law (B) Newton’s Law (C) Ohm’s Law (D) Pascal’s Law 6. . Equation describing mass transfer by diffusion: (A) Fourier’s Law (B) Newton’s Law (C) Fick’s Law (D) Kirchhoff’s Law 7. . Driving force for heat transfer: (A) Concentration gradient (B) Pressure gradient (C) Temperature gradient (D) Velocity gradient 8. . Mass transfer due to concentration differences: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 9. . Heat transfer involved in heating food in an oven: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Both B and C (D) Radiation 10. . Heat transfer in a heat exchanger: (A) Direct contact (B) Radiation (C) Indirect contact (D) Evaporation 11. . Primary mechanism in a steam jacketed kettle: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Conduction and convection (D) Radiation 12. . Unit operation involving mass transfer through evaporation: (A) Drying (B) Mixing (C) Grinding (D) Extrusion 13. . Mass transfer from high to low concentration: (A) Diffusion (B) Conduction (C) Convection (D) Radiation 14. . Dominant heat transfer in cooling food in a refrigerator: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Convection and radiation 15. . Effect of increasing surface area on mass transfer: (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) No effect (D) Depends on temperature 16. . Heat transfer method involving fluid movement: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 17. . Resistance to heat flow in a material: (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Thermal resistance (C) Heat flux (D) Specific heat 18. . Dimensionless number describing convective vs. conductive heat transfer: (A) Reynolds number (B) Prandtl number (C) Nusselt number (D) Grashof number 19. . Dimensionless number characterizing flow regime in mass transfer: (A) Schmidt number (B) Sherwood number (C) Nusselt number (D) Prandtl number 20. . Factor not affecting conduction rate: (A) Thickness of material (B) Color of material (C) Surface area (D) Thermal conductivity 21. . Heat transfer in a microwave oven: (A) Radiation (B) Convection (C) Conduction (D) Conduction and convection 22. . Property measuring ability to conduct heat: (A) Thermal resistance (B) Thermal conductivity (C) Specific heat (D) Heat flux 23. . Main mode of heat transfer in cooking food in boiling water: (A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Convection (D) Evaporation 24. . Factor not influencing diffusion by mass transfer: (A) Pressure (B) Diffusion coefficient (C) Temperature (D) Concentration gradient 25. . Heat transfer in drying food using hot air dryer: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Conduction and radiation 26. . Role of heat transfer coefficient in convection: (A) Quantifies heat transfer rate per unit area per temperature difference (B) Represents resistance to heat transfer (C) Measures fluid thermal conductivity (D) Measures fluid velocity 27. . Dimensionless number describing ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity: (A) Prandtl number (B) Nusselt number (C) Reynolds number (D) Grashof number 28. . Mass transfer achieved by movement due to concentration gradient: (A) Convection (B) Diffusion (C) Conduction (D) Radiation 29. . Heat exchanger using countercurrent flow: (A) Parallel flow (B) Crossflow (C) Counterflow (D) Shell and tube 30. . Quantity of heat transferred per unit time: (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Thermal resistance (C) Heat transfer coefficient (D) Heat flux 31. . Heat transfer by bulk movement of fluid: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 32. . Law describing rate of mass transfer by diffusion: (A) Fick’s Law (B) Fourier’s Law (C) Newton’s Law (D) Kirchhoff’s Law 33. . Parameter to quantify effectiveness of heat exchanger: (A) Overall heat transfer coefficient (B) Heat flux (C) Thermal resistance (D) Heat capacity 34. . Primary driving force for mass transfer in evaporation: (A) Temperature gradient (B) Concentration gradient (C) Pressure gradient (D) Velocity gradient 35. . Heat transfer method in a pressure cooker: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Convection and conduction (D) Radiation 36. . Primary driving force for heat transfer in heat exchanger: (A) Temperature gradient (B) Concentration gradient (C) Pressure gradient (D) Velocity gradient 37. . Mass transfer through semi-permeable membrane: (A) Filtration (B) Evaporation (C) Distillation (D) Ultrafiltration 38. . Factors affecting heat transfer in drying: (A) Temperature (B) All of the above (C) Relative humidity (D) Airflow rate 39. . Heat transfer in electric stove cooking: (A) Radiation (B) Convection (C) Conduction (D) Evaporation 40. . Heat transfer through movement of air or liquid: (A) Conduction (B) Diffusion (C) Radiation (D) Convection 41. . Main driving force for mass transfer during drying: (A) Temperature gradient (B) Pressure gradient (C) Concentration gradient (D) Velocity gradient 42. . Heat transfer to maintain food temperature in warming drawer: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Evaporation (D) Radiation 43. . Effect of increasing material thickness on conduction: (A) Increases heat transfer (B) No effect (C) Decreases heat transfer (D) Depends on material 44. . Parameter influencing convective heat transfer rate: (A) Surface area (B) Fluid velocity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Both A and B 45. . Process where water is removed from food by heat and air: (A) Freezing (B) Evaporation (C) Boiling (D) Dehydration 46. . Heat transfer in a microwave oven: (A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Convection (D) Diffusion 47. . Dimensionless number for heat transfer in laminar boundary layer: (A) Reynolds number (B) Nusselt number (C) Prandtl number (D) Sherwood number 48. . Primary factor determining gas diffusion rate in food: (A) Temperature (B) Pressure (C) Viscosity (D) Concentration gradient 49. . Heat transfer through moving fluid in shell & tube heat exchanger: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Evaporation 50. . Heat required to raise temperature of unit mass by 1°C: (A) Specific heat (B) Heat capacity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Heat flux 51. . Unit operation using boiling point differences: (A) Distillation (B) Filtration (C) Centrifugation (D) Absorption 52. . Most effective heat transfer in pressure cooker: (A) Convection and conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Conduction 53. . Main factor influencing heat transfer rate in food processor: (A) Surface area (B) Material thickness (C) Fluid viscosity (D) Temperature difference 54. . Heat transfer rate per unit area per unit temperature difference in heat exchanger: (A) Heat flux (B) Heat transfer coefficient (C) Thermal resistance (D) Specific heat 55. . Heat transfer in radiant oven: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 56. . Heat transfer by fluid movement in heat exchanger: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 57. . Primary factor affecting mass transfer during freezer cooling: (A) Fluid velocity (B) Concentration gradient (C) Pressure gradient (D) Temperature gradient 58. . Material property affecting thermal resistance: (A) Specific heat (B) Thermal conductivity (C) Density (D) Viscosity 59. . Mass transfer due to thermal gradients in food: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Diffusion (D) Evaporation 60. . Effect of increasing airflow rate in drying: (A) No effect (B) Decreases mass transfer rate (C) Increases heat transfer rate (D) Decreases heat transfer rate 61. . Factor not directly impacting conduction rate: (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Fluid velocity (C) Temperature difference (D) Surface area 62. . Effect of increasing temperature on convective heat transfer rate: (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) No effect (D) Depends on fluid properties 63. . Heat transfer in a food dehydrator: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 64. . Primary mode of mass transfer during cooling of hot beverage: (A) Convection (B) Conduction (C) Radiation (D) Diffusion 65. . Dimensionless number characterizing diffusion vs convection in mass transfer: (A) Reynolds number (B) Schmidt number (C) Sherwood number (D) Nusselt number 66. . Effect of increasing surface area on heat transfer in conduction: (A) No effect (B) Decreases rate (C) Increases rate of heat transfer (D) Depends on material 67. . Fluid property affecting convective heat transfer rate: (A) Density (B) Thermal conductivity (C) Viscosity (D) Specific heat