Question

read the text about a person in motion. a skydiver jumped out of a plane. after thirty seconds, she opened up her parachute and drifted toward the flat ground. complete the statement. assume that the skydivers mass did not change. the gravitational potential energy stored between the skydiver and earth ___ as she drifted toward the flat ground. increased decreased stayed the same

Explanation:

Gravitational potential energy ($U = mgh$) depends on mass ($m$), gravitational acceleration ($g$), and height ($h$) above the ground. Mass is constant, $g$ is approximately constant near - Earth's surface, and as the skydiver drifts towards the ground, height $h$ decreases. So, gravitational potential energy decreases.

Answer:

decreased