( ( As ( water ( ( changes ( its state ) ) ( to ( ( less energetic ) ( , ( solid ice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( it ( ( ( releases ( its ( latent heat ) ) ) ( into ( the cold ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (NN water)) (VP (VBZ changes) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN state)) (PP (TO to) (NP (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ energetic)) (, ,) (JJ solid) (NN ice)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ releases) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN latent) (NN heat)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN cold)))) (. .)))
As water changes its state to less energetic, solid ice, it releases its latent heat into the cold.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Ice)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ common) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN water)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ solid) (NN state))))))) (. .)))