Heat Transfer MCQs

Which mode of heat transfer does not require a medium to propagate?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Advection
Answer: c) Radiation

In which mode of heat transfer does heat transfer occur due to the movement of fluid particles?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: b) Convection

What is the process of heat transfer through direct contact between molecules called?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Conduction and convection
Answer: a) Conduction

Which material typically exhibits the highest thermal conductivity?
a) Plastic
b) Wood
c) Copper
d) Air
Answer: c) Copper

Which law of thermodynamics states that heat always flows from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: b) Second law of thermodynamics

Which type of heat exchanger involves two fluids flowing in opposite directions?
a) Parallel flow
b) Counterflow
c) Crossflow
d) Mixed flow
Answer: b) Counterflow

What is the SI unit of thermal conductivity?
a) Watts per meter per kelvin (W/m·K)
b) Joules per second (J/s)
c) Newton (N)
d) Kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³)
Answer: a) Watts per meter per kelvin (W/m·K)

Which property of a material determines how much heat it can store per unit mass per degree change in temperature?
a) Thermal conductivity
b) Specific heat capacity
c) Thermal diffusivity
d) Heat flux
Answer: b) Specific heat capacity

What is the term for the process of reducing heat transfer by trapping air in a material?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Insulation
d) Radiation
Answer: c) Insulation

Which phenomenon explains why metals feel cold to touch at room temperature?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Absorption
Answer: a) Conduction

Which mode of heat transfer involves the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: c) Radiation

Which type of material is an effective thermal insulator?
a) Metals
b) Glass
c) Plastics
d) Copper
Answer: c) Plastics

What is the process by which heat is transferred within a solid material without any movement of the material itself?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: a) Conduction

Which law states that the rate of heat transfer through a material is proportional to the temperature difference across the material and inversely proportional to the thickness?
a) Fourier’s law of heat conduction
b) Newton’s law of cooling
c) Stefan-Boltzmann law
d) Planck’s law
Answer: a) Fourier’s law of heat conduction

What is the term for the total heat transfer per unit area per unit time by convection from a surface to the fluid?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: c) Heat transfer coefficient

Which factor affects the rate of convective heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid?
a) Thermal conductivity of the solid
b) Thickness of the solid
c) Type of fluid
d) Size of the solid
Answer: c) Type of fluid

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or transferred?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: a) First law of thermodynamics

What does the term ’emissivity’ refer to in radiation heat transfer?
a) Ability of a material to absorb radiation
b) Ability of a material to conduct heat
c) Ability of a material to emit radiation
d) Ability of a material to store heat
Answer: c) Ability of a material to emit radiation

Which law of radiation states that the radiant energy emitted by a perfect blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature?
a) Wien’s displacement law
b) Stefan-Boltzmann law
c) Planck’s law
d) Kirchhoff’s law
Answer: b) Stefan-Boltzmann law

Which type of heat exchanger involves fluids flowing at right angles to each other?
a) Parallel flow
b) Counterflow
c) Crossflow
d) Mixed flow
Answer: c) Crossflow

Which material property affects the rate of radiative heat transfer?
a) Conductivity
b) Diffusivity
c) Absorptivity
d) Thermal expansion
Answer: c) Absorptivity

What is the term for the rate of heat transfer through a unit area of a material for a given temperature difference?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: a) Heat flux

Which type of heat transfer involves the movement of energy due to the movement of fluid particles?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: b) Convection

Which law of radiation states that for every absorbing surface, there is an equivalent amount of emitting surface?
a) Kirchhoff’s law
b) Wien’s displacement law
c) Planck’s law
d) Stefan-Boltzmann law
Answer: a) Kirchhoff’s law

What is the term for the process by which heat is transferred by the circulation or movement of a fluid?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: b) Convection

Which material property indicates how quickly heat can travel through a material?
a) Specific heat capacity
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Thermal diffusivity
d) Heat transfer coefficient
Answer: b) Thermal conductivity

What is the term for the rate of heat transfer through a material due to a temperature difference across the material?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: a) Heat flux

Which law states that the direction of heat transfer is from higher temperature to lower temperature?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: b) Second law of thermodynamics

What is the term for the rate of heat transfer per unit area by conduction through a material, for a unit thickness and unit temperature difference?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: b) Thermal conductivity

Which term describes the process of reducing heat transfer by trapping air in a material?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: d) Insulation

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or transferred?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: a) First law of thermodynamics

What is the process by which heat is transferred through direct contact between molecules of a material?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: a) Conduction

Which law of radiation states that the total energy emitted by a perfect blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature?
a) Wien’s displacement law
b) Stefan-Boltzmann law
c) Planck’s law
d) Kirchhoff’s law
Answer: b) Stefan-Boltzmann lawWhich material property indicates how quickly heat can travel through a material?
a) Thermal diffusivity
b) Specific heat capacity
c) Thermal conductivity
d) Heat transfer coefficient
Answer: c) Thermal conductivity

Which type of heat exchanger involves fluids flowing in the same direction?
a) Parallel flow
b) Counterflow
c) Crossflow
d) Mixed flow
Answer: a) Parallel flow

What is the term for the ability of a material to emit radiation?
a) Absorptivity
b) Emissivity
c) Reflectivity
d) Conductivity
Answer: b) Emissivity

Which law of thermodynamics states that heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder location to a hotter location?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: b) Second law of thermodynamics

What is the term for the process by which electromagnetic waves travel through space and transfer heat?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: c) Radiation

Which type of material absorbs heat without undergoing a change in temperature?
a) Insulator
b) Conductor
c) Latent heat material
d) Phase change material
Answer: d) Phase change material

Which phenomenon allows a thermos bottle to keep liquids hot or cold for extended periods?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: d) Insulation

What is the term for the rate of heat transfer per unit area from one side of a material to the other, for a given temperature difference?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: a) Heat flux

Which property of a material determines how much energy it can absorb from incident radiation?
a) Absorptivity
b) Emissivity
c) Reflectivity
d) Conductivity
Answer: a) Absorptivity

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or transferred?
a) First law of thermodynamics
b) Second law of thermodynamics
c) Third law of thermodynamics
d) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: a) First law of thermodynamics

What is the term for the rate of heat transfer per unit area per unit temperature difference across a material?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Specific heat
Answer: c) Heat transfer coefficient

Which type of heat exchanger involves fluids flowing perpendicular to each other?
a) Parallel flow
b) Counterflow
c) Crossflow
d) Mixed flow
Answer: c) Crossflow

What is the term for the measure of the capacity of a material to conduct heat?
a) Thermal conductivity
b) Specific heat capacity
c) Thermal diffusivity
d) Heat transfer coefficient
Answer: a) Thermal conductivity

Which law of radiation states that the wavelength of maximum emission of a blackbody is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature?
a) Wien’s displacement law
b) Stefan-Boltzmann law
c) Planck’s law
d) Kirchhoff’s law
Answer: a) Wien’s displacement law

What is the term for the total heat transfer per unit area by radiation from a surface to its surroundings?
a) Heat flux
b) Thermal conductivity
c) Emissivity
d) Radiosity
Answer: d) Radiosity

Which mode of heat transfer occurs when heat is transferred through a solid material without any movement of the material itself?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Insulation
Answer: a) Conduction

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