Context: Read the text about a person in motion.
Mitch rode an escalator from the first floor to the second floor of a shopping mall.
Complete the statement. Assume that Mitch's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between Mitch and Earth () as he rode the escalator.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. stayed the same
Select the correct answer from the provided options and reply with the letter associated with it.

A