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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 skydiver's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the skydiver and Earth ___________ as she drifted toward the flat ground.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Kristen was walking with a helium balloon when the balloon's string slipped out of her hand. The balloon floated toward the sky.
Complete the statement. Assume that the balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the balloon and Earth _____________ as the balloon floated toward the sky.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Janelle was driving her car on a road when she saw a red light ahead. She slowed the car to a stop along the flat road.
Complete the statement. Assume that the car's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the car and Earth _____________ as the car slowed to a stop.
Read the text about a person in motion.
Ben rode an escalator from the first floor to the second floor of a shopping mall.
Complete the statement. Assume that Ben's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between Ben and Earth ___________ as he rode the escalator.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Jeanette dropped a penny in a wishing well. The penny fell to the bottom of the well as she made a wish.
Complete the statement. Assume that the penny's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the penny and Earth __________ as the penny fell toward the bottom of the well.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Erin went bowling with some friends. She rolled her ball along the flat bowling lane toward the pins.
Complete the statement. Assume that the ball's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the ball and Earth ___________ as the ball rolled along the lane.
Read the text about an animal in motion.
A whale was swimming deep in the ocean. After a few minutes, the whale swam to the surface of the water to breathe.
Complete the statement. Assume that the whale's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the whale and Earth ___________ as the whale swam toward the surface.
Read the text about an object in motion.
A submarine dove hundreds of feet from the surface of the ocean toward the ocean floor.
Complete the statement. Assume that the submarine's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the submarine and Earth ___________ as the submarine dove toward the ocean floor.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Colton was holding an ice cream cone with two scoops of chocolate marshmallow 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 decreased as the ice cream dropped toward the ground.
Read the text about an animal in motion.
A gecko used its sticky feet to crawl from the bottom of a window to the top of the window.
Complete the statement. Assume that the gecko's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the gecko and Earth ___________ as the gecko crawled on the window.
Read the text about an object in motion.
Craig and Abe were playing air hockey on a level table. When Craig hit the hockey puck, it slid quickly toward Abe's goal.
Complete the statement. Assume that the hockey puck's mass did not change.
he gravitational potential energy stored between the hockey puck and Earth ____________ as the puck slid toward the goal.