The law of conservation of matter states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but can only change form. the steady-state theory would violate this law because it

a. requires that new matter be created between galaxies.
b. predicts older galaxies will be destroyed, given enough time.
c. prevents matter from changing form in order to maintain a steady state.
d. postulates that matter is not physically real and, hence, cannot be conserved.