if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy & an ice cube is placed in the sunlight ->  the ice cube will absorb solar energy  the ice cube will absorb solar energy & the sun is the source of solar energy called sunlight & absorbing sunlight causes objects to heat ->  the ice cube will be heated by absorbing solar energy  water is in the solid state , called ice & water is in the liquid state, called water & the ice cube will melt and change from solid to liquid by absorbing the solar energy -> the ice cube will melt and change from ice to water