Consider the Refrigerator in Your Kitchen

Multiple Choice

Consider the refrigerator in your kitchen. Based on what you know about the first and second laws of thermodynamics, how does a refrigerator MOST likely work?

A) A refrigerator removes heat from its interior and transports this energy outside, into the kitchen.
B) A refrigerator destroys any heat in its interior, or in the food it contains.
C) A refrigerator creates new energy, although it is in the form of cold rather than heat.
D) A refrigerator removes the potential energy contained within food.
E) A refrigerator both destroys any heat in its interior, or in the food it contains, and creates new energy in the form of cold.