Lucy picks up an object from the floor. How will the potential energy change if Lucy lifts the object above her head?(1 point) Responses The object's potential energy will decrease. The object's potential energy will decrease. The object's potential energy will increase. The object's potential energy will increase. The object's potential energy will be zero. The object's potential energy will be zero. The object's potential energy will stay the same.

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The object's potential energy will increase. As Lucy lifts the object above her head, its height increases, resulting in a higher potential energy due to the gravitational potential energy formula, \(PE = mgh\), where \(m\) is mass, \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity, and \(h\) is height.