If the ice is then placed in a liquid at room temperature, it melts as it absorbs energy from that surrounding liquid.
(the ice; is placed; in a liquid at room temperature; T:then) (it; melts; T:as it absorbs energy from that surrounding liquid) (it; absorbs; energy; from that surrounding liquid)
the ice it it
is placed melts absorbs
in a liquid at room temperature T:then
T:as it absorbs energy from that surrounding liquid
energy from that surrounding liquid