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Heat Transfer & Cooking Methods

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
microwaves cook food through radiation, but NOT through heat radiation
a)
true
b)
false
2.

The transfer of energy from objects of different temperatures.

a)

Temperature

b)

Energy

c)

Heat

d)

Burning

3.

The three methods of heat transfer are conduction, convection and

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

photosynthesis

d)

radiation

4.

Conduction is heat transfer by

a)

Indirect heat

b)

Radioactive waves

c)

Direct contact of molecules

d)

Movement of fluids

5.

An example of conduction in cooking would be

a)

Cooking an onion on a hot fry pan

b)

Baking a turkey in an oven

c)

Microwaving a bowl of soup

d)

Toasting bread in a toaster oven

6.

_____________ is heat transfer by circulating movement of fluids (such as air or water molecules).

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Respiration

7.

An example of convection in food would be:

a)

Baking a turkey in an oven

b)

Frying chicken

c)

Cooking an onion on a hot fry pan

d)

Microwaving a bowl of soup

8.

2. Which of the following materials will undergo convection?

a)

Liquid and gas

b)

Gas and solid

c)

Solid and liquid

d)

Gas only

9.
  1. Heat transfer by Convection occurs ________________.
a)

only in gases

b)

only in liquids

c)

only in solids

d)

in gases and liquids

10.

The following are all moist methods of cooking:

a)

Sautéing, simmering, steaming, stewing

b)

Braising, boiling, baking, barbequing

c)

Simmering, steaming, braising, stewing

d)

Braising, boiling, sautéing and stewing

11.

Microwaving heats food by causing:

a)

Starch molecules to give up heat energy

b)

Water molecules to vibrate and give off heat energy

c)

Water molecules to evaporate

d)

Starch molecules to vibrate and give off heat energy

12.

Define Conduction

a)

Transferring heat through a solid object into food

b)

Transferring heat through a liquid or air into food

c)

Transferring heat by infrared waves that heat up what they come into contact with

13.

Define Radiation

a)

Transferring heat through a solid object into food

b)

Transferring heat through a liquid or air into food

c)

Transferring heat by infrared waves that heat up what they come into contact with

14.

Define Convection

a)

Transferring heat through a solid object into food

b)

Transferring heat through a liquid or air into food

c)

Transferring heat by infrared waves that heat up what they come into contact with

15.
Boiling is a _______ method for cooking smaller portion of food.
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
16.

Cooking in liquid at its highest temperature

a)

boiling

b)

simmering

c)

frying

d)

sauteing

17.

Cooking in liquid just below the boiling point

a)

simmering

b)

boiling

c)

sauteing

d)

poaching

18.

Simmering takes place at a temperature of:

a)

80º–88º Celsius

b)

85º–90º Celsius

c)

95º–98º Celsius

d)

100º–110º Celsius

19.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.

A spoon in a cup of hot soup becomes warmer

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

21.

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

22.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
a process during which starches combine with hot liquid, absorb the liquid, and swell
a)
coagulation
b)
gelatinization 
c)
braisation
d)
burization
24.
Which of the following is the BEST description of simmering food?
a)
Cooking in liquid just below boiling
b)
cooking in liquid at a very low temperature
c)
cooking in liquid at boiling point
d)
cooking with pressurized steam
25.
when food is cooked to its appropriate temperature, the proteins that make up the food typically___ 
a)
loosen
b)
coagulate
c)
dissolve
d)
are unaffected