Calving is sitting in his kitchen when he decides to play around with some ice and water. He takes an ice cube out of the freezer and puts it on a plate on his kitchen table. He then takes a glass of water and puts it into the freezer. He is curious to see if the ice cube will melt before the water freezes. Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question: Is the temperature of the ice cube's surroundings increasing or decreasing?
A:
decreasing