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HomeHow does a microwave heat food?Microwaves make the water molecules in your food twist back and forth billions of times a second. All that motion turns into heat. HomeHow does a refrigerator work?A refrigerator doesn’t make cold. It pumps heat out of the inside and releases it into your kitchen, using a liquid that absorbs heat as it turns into gas.