Which option describes the direction of thermal energy transfer in Earth's oceans?
A. From the ocean floor to its surface water
B. From the poles to the equator
C. From cool areas to warm areas
D. From the equator to the poles

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An ice-making machine inside a refrigerator operates in a carnot cycle. it takes heat from liquid water at 0.0 degrees celsius and rejects heat to a room at a temperature of 19.2 degrees celsius. suppose that liquid water with a mass of 76.3kg at 0.0 degrees celsius is converted to ice at the same temperature. take the heat of fusion for water to be l_f = 3.34*10^5 j/kg. how much energy e must be supplied to the device? express your answer in joules.