The following are the Multiple Choice

Questions (MCQs) related to the topic Heat

Transfer from Physics along with answers.
1 The capacity to do work is called as:
A. Heat
B. Energy
C. work
D. none of the above
Ans: B
2 Heat is measured in:
A. Joule
B. Calorie
C. both A and B
D. Joule/second
Ans: A It is measured in Joule .
3 1 cal. = ?
A. 1.2 joule
B. 3.2 joule
C. 4.2 joule
D. none of the above
Ans: C
4 The form of energy that produces feeling
of hotness is called as:
A. work
B. Heat
C. Energy
D. none of the above
Ans: B
5 With increase in temperature, heat will
be:
A. increase
B. constant
C. dcrease
D. double
Ans: A Heat increase in temperature
6 How we measure energy value of food?
A. Joule
B. Joule/second
C. Calorie
D. none of the above
Ans: C Calorie is used to measure energy
value of food. 1 cal. =4.2 joule
7 The amount of heat required to raise
temperature of a substance by 1C is called
as:
A. work capacity
B. heat capacity
C. Energy capacity
D. none of the above
Ans: B
8 Heat capacity depends on
A. change in temperature
B. Mass of body
C. Nature of substance
D. All the above
Ans: D It depends on (a) Mass of body (b)
change in temperature (c) Nature of
substance.
9 Heat bring … change
A. Physical

B. chemical
C. reversible
D. periodic
Ans: B Heat bring chemical change
10 .. is neither created nor
destroyed it can only changed one form to
another.
A. work
B. Heat
C. Energy
D. Mass of body
Ans: C Energy is neither created nor
destroyed it can only changed one form to
another.
11 The amount of heat required to raise
temperature of a substance by ..
A. 1C
B. 1F
C. 10C
D. 10F
Ans: A
12 The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 kg by 1C is called as:
A. heat capacity
B. work capacity
C. specific heat capacity
D. Energy capacity
Ans: C
13 SI unit of specific heat capacity is:
A. kgC
B. j/kgC
C. j/kg
D. j/gC
Ans: B
14 Which of the following has highest heat
capacity?
A. Water
B. air
C. soil
D. none of the above
Ans: A Water has highest heat capacity.
15 Which of the following are the processes
of transfer of heat?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All the above
Ans: D Conduction, Convection &
Radiation are three processes of transfer of
heat.
16 The process of transfer of heat in solids
is called as:
A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. none of the above
Ans: C In this process the molecules of the
solid pass the heat from one to another,
without themselves moving from their
positions.

17 The temperature at which liquid

changes into vapour is called as:
A. Melting point
B. boiling point.
C. expansion point
D. none of the above
Ans: B
18 In Conduction process the molecules of
the solid pass the heat from one to
another,:
A. without themselves moving from their
positions.
B. themselves move from one place to
another
C. without themselves moving from one
place to another.
D. None of the above
Ans: A In this process the molecules of the
solid pass the heat from one to another,
without themselves moving from their
positions.
19 The process of transfer of heat in liquids
& gases is called as:
A. Conduction
B. Radiation
C. Convection
D. absorption
Ans: C It is the process of transfer of heat
in liquids & gases
20 In convection, the molecules:
A. without themselves moving from their
positions.
B. themselves move from one place to
another
C. without themselves moving from one
place to another.
D. None of the above
Ans: B In convection, the molecules
themselves move from one place to
another, carrying heat with them.
21 Solids are not heated by convection
because:
A. solid are not free to move from one place
to another
B. molecules only vibrate about fixed
position
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
Ans: C Solids are not heated by convection
because the molecules of a solid are not
free to move from one place to another;
they can only vibrate about fixed position
22 It is the process of heat transfer from a
hot body to a colder body without heating
the space between the two is called as:
A. Conduction
B. Radiation
C. Convection
D. absorption
Ans: B

23 At night a current of air blows from the

colder land to the warmer sea is called as:
A. air Breezes
B. Sea Breezes
C. Land Breeze
D. none of the above
Ans: C the sea is warmer than the land at
night. So at night a current of air blows
from the colder land to the warmer sea.
This is called the land breeze.
24 The transfer of heat by radiation :
A. does not require any medium.
B. require any medium.
C. does not require any space.
D. require any space.
Ans: A The transfer of heat by radiation
does not require any medium.
25 Air over the land is heated, becomes
lighter & rises while the cooler air from
the sea blows towards land to take its place
is called as:
A. Land Breeze
B. Sea Breezes
C. air Breezes
D. none of the above
Ans: B During the day, the land is heated
by sun to a higher temperature than the
water in the sea. Air over the land is
heated, becomes lighter & rises while
the cooler air from the sea blows towards
land to take its place.
26 At what factor heat absorbed on
radiation by body depends on?
A. Distance between body
B. source of heat
C. its colour
D. All the above
Ans: D (Black coloured surface absorb more
than white surfaces)
27 Heat of sun reach the earth by :
A. Radiation
B. Convection
C. absorption
D. Conduction
Ans: A
28 Land breeze blows during :
A. day
B. night
C. winter
D. summer
Ans: B
29 A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice
cream. Its other end..
A. becomes cold by the process of
radiation.
B. becomes cold by the process of
conduction.
C. “does not become cold.”
D. becomes cold by the process of
convection.

Ans: C
30 Sea breeze blows during:
A. summer
B. winter
C. day
D. night
Ans: C
31 A cold steel spoon is dipped in a cup of
hot milk. It transfers heat to its other end
by the process of.
A. Convection
B. Conduction
C. absorption
D. Radiation
Ans: B
32 Clothes of … colours
absorb heat better than clothes of
.colours.
A. Light, dark
B. dark, light
C. soft, dark,
D. none of the above
Ans: B
33 Dark coloured clothes are preferred
during:
A. winter
B. day
C. night
D. summer
Ans: A
34 No medium is required for transfer of
heat by the process of :
A. absorption
B. Conduction
C. Radiation
D. Convection
Ans: C
35 Light coloured clothes are preferred
during
A. winter
B. summer
C. day
D. night
Ans: B
36 Why conduction is only possible in
solids:
A. particles of solids are closely packed
B. heat is transferred from the hotter end to
the colder end of an object.
C. heat is transferred from the colder end to
the hotter end of an object.
D. both A and B
Ans: D In solids, generally, the heat is
transferred by the process of conduction
because particles of solids are closely
packed and heat is transferred from the
hotter end to the colder end of an object.
37 The water is poor conductors of heat so
do not heated by:
A. absorption

B. Conduction
C. Radiation
D. Convection
Ans: B The cold water from the sides
moves down towards the source of heat
This water also gets hot and rises and
water from the sides moves down. This
process continues till the whole water gets
heated. This mode of heat transfer is
known as convection
38 An iron ball at 40C is dropped in a mug
containing water at 40C. The heat will.
A. not flow from iron ball to water or from
water to iron ball.
B. flow from iron ball to water.
C. flow from water to iron ball.
D. none of the above
Ans: A
39 The materials which allow heat to pass
through them easily are called as:
A. insulators of heat
B. conductors of heat
C. semi conductors of heat
D. none of the above
Ans: B
40 Stainless steel pans are usually provided
with copper bottoms. The reason for this
could be that.
A. copper bottom makes the pan more
durable.
B. such pans appear colorful.
C. copper is a better conductor of heat than
the stainless steel.
D. none of the above
Ans: C
41 Which of the following are the examples
of conductors?
A. plastic
B. iron
C. wood
D. silicon
Ans: B “For examples, aluminum,
iron and copper. ”
42 The materials which do not allow heat to
pass through them easily are called as:
A. conductors of heat
B. semi conductors of heat
C. insulators of heat
D. none of the above
Ans: C “Poor conductors are known
as insulators”
43 Which of the following are the examples
of insulators ?
A. wood
B. silicon
C. copper
D. Alluminium
Ans: A “poor conductors of heat
such as plastic and wood.”

44 Radiation is the transfer of heat by

means of:
A. magnetic wave
B. electromagnetic waves.
C. electrical wave
D. none of the above
Ans: B
45 The effect of a material upon heat
transfer rates is often expressed in terms of
a number known as :
A. Electrical conductivity
B. conductivity
C. thermal conductivity
D. none of the above
Ans: C The effect of a material upon heat
transfer rates is often expressed in terms of
a number known as the thermal
conductivity.
46 Thermal conductivity values
are… that are
determined by experiment.
A. alphanumerical values
B. numerical values
C. roman values
D. All the above
Ans: B
47 What is the thermal conductivity values
for Water ?
A. 0.13
B. 2.18
C. 0.58
D. 0.06
Ans: C
48 The equation relating the heat transfer
rate glass window consists of:
A. surface area
B. thickness
C. thermal conductivity value
D. All the above
Ans: D
49 The units on the rate of heat transfer
are:
A. Calorie/second
B. Joule
C. Joule/second
D. Calorie
Ans: C The units on the rate of heat transfer
are Joule/second, also known as a Watt.
50 What does ‘A’ represent
in the equation relating the heat transfer
rate ?
A. ampere
B. area
C. thickness
D. none of the above
Ans: B The window has a surface area A
51 What is the thermal conductivity values
for Copper ?
A. 398
B. 315

C. 237
D. 110
Ans: A
52 What does ‘k’ represent
in the equation relating the heat transfer
rate ?
A. thickness
B. temperature
C. thermal conductivity
D. none of the above
Ans: C The thermal conductivity value of
the window glass is k.
53 The Joule/second is also known as:
A. Watt
B. Coloumb
C. Newton
D. none of the above
Ans: A The units on the rate of heat transfer
are Joule/second, also known as a Watt.
54 What does ‘d’ represent
in the equation relating the heat transfer
rate ?
A. area
B. thickness
C. temperature
D. distance
Ans: B
55 What is the thermal conductivity values
for Brass ?
A. 110
B. 398
C. 315
D. 237
Ans: A
56 If the area through which heat is
transferred is increased by a factor of 2,
then the rate of heat transfer is
.. .
A. increased by a factor of 2
B. decreased by a factor of 2
C. increased by a factor of 4
D. decreased by a factor of 4
Ans: A
57 If the thermal conductivity of the
material through which heat is transferred
is increased by a factor of 5, then the rate
of heat transfer is..
A. decreased by a factor of 2
B. increased by a factor of 4
C. increased by a factor of 5
D. decreased by a factor of 5
Ans: C
58 What is the thermal conductivity values
for alluminium ?
A. 200
B. 237
C. 230
D. 227
Ans: B

59 If the thickness of the material through

which heat is transferred is increased by a
factor of 2, then the rate of heat transfer
is
A. increased by a factor of 4
B. decreased by a factor of 4
C. increased by a factor of 2
D. decreased by a factor of 2
Ans: D
60 The equation relating the heat transfer
rate to these variables is:
A. Rate = k(T1 – T2)/d
B. Rate = kA(T1 – T2)/d
C. Rate = A(T1 – T2)/d
D. Rate = kA(T1 – T2)/r
Ans: B the transfer of heat through a glass
window from the inside of a home with a
temperature of T1 to the outside of a home
with a temperature of T2. The window has a
surface area A and a thickness d.
61 Thermal radiation travels through
vacuum on ..line
A. straight
B. zigzag
C. vertical
D. diagonal
Ans: A Thermal radiation travels through
vacuum on straight line and with the
velocity of light.
62 Thermal radiations can be and
..
A. reflected and absorbed
B. refracted and absorbed
C. reflected and refracted

D. none of the above

Ans: C Thermal radiations can be reflected
and refracted
63 Kelvin scale is also called as:
A. Celsius scale
B. absolute scale
C. Fahrenheit scale
D. All the above
Ans: B Kelvin scale is also called absolute
scale of temperature.
64 The interval between the lower and
upper fixed points is divided in a suitable
number of equal parts depending upon the
scales of temperature is called as:
A. parts
B. section
C. degree
D. none of the above
Ans: C Each interval is called a degree
65 Kelvin scale, the interval is divided in :
A. 100 equal parts
B. 180 equal parts
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
Ans: A For Celsius (or centigrade ) scale
and Kelvin scale, the interval is divided in
100 equal parts
66 The effects of heat on an object are :
A. never change in shape of a body
B. Change in temperature of a body
C. never change state of matter
D. All the above
Ans: B Change in temperature of a body