Context: Read the text about an animal in motion.
A mole dug a path from its underground burrow directly to the surface of the ground above its burrow.
Complete the statement. Assume that the mole's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the mole and Earth () as the mole dug toward the surface.
A. increased
B. stayed the same
C. decreased
From the given choices, choose the correct answer and respond with the letter of that choice.

A