What is the law of energy conservation?

a. reducing energy use
b. energy cannot be created or destroyed
c. a force that resists two touching surfaces sliding against each other
d. the ability to do work or cause change

b. energy cannot be created or destroyed

The law of energy conservation, also known as the first law of thermodynamics, states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another. However, the total amount of energy in a closed system remains constant.