Lucy picks up an object from the floor. How will the potential energy change if Lucy lifts the object above her head?(1 point)

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Responses

The object's potential energy will stay the same.
The object's potential energy will stay the same.

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.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The object's potential energy will increase.

When Lucy lifts the object above her head, she does work against gravity, increasing the object's height above the floor, which results in an increase in its gravitational potential energy.