Select the most accurate response. Refrigerators and heat pumps are both systems which transfer energy from low-temperature reservoirs to high-temperature reservoirs, against the natural direction of heat transfer. The purpose of a refrigerator is to keep an enclosed space cool. The purpose of a heat pump is: Select one: a. to remove heat from a colder space b. to remove heat from a warmer space c. to supply heat to a colder space d. to supply heat to a warmer space

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jbiain jbiain · Answer 1 · 2019-09-17T16:10:16+02:00

Answer:

d. to supply heat to a warmer space

Explanation:

Let's analyze the options

(a) to remove heat from a colder space is the purpose of a refrigerator. Note that heat pump also do this

(b) to remove heat from a warmer space. This option has no sense, both refrigerators and heat pumps supply heat to a warmer space

(c) to supply heat to a colder space. This option has no sense, both refrigerators and heat pumps remove heat from a colder space

(d) to supply heat to a warmer space. This is the purpose of a heat pump