Context: Read the text about an object in motion.
Jason was holding an ice cream cone with two scoops of mint chip ice cream. When he licked the ice cream, a scoop fell off and dropped to the ground.
Complete the statement. Assume that the scoop of ice cream's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the scoop of ice cream and Earth () as the ice cream dropped toward the ground.
A. stayed the same
B. increased
C. decreased
Pick the correct answer from the listed options and provide the letter of the selected option.

C