if something is taken out of a freezer then it's moved to a warmer place & ice cream is left out of a freezer ->  the ice cream is moved to a warmer place  the ice cream is moved to a warmer place & moving an object from a cool place to a warm place causes the object 's temperature to increase ->  the ice cream will increase in temperature  the ice cream will increase in temperature & temperature is a measure of heat energy ->  the ice cream will increase in heat energy  the ice cream will increase in heat energy & melting means matter / a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy & ice cream is a kind of solid -> the ice cream will melt and change from a solid to a liquid